Summary: H.R.1564 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (03/06/2019)

Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2019

This bill includes nutritional planning, meals, and transportation, as well as vocational and employment counseling services, as covered partial-hospitalization services under Medicare.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee to address specified issues, including discrimination against the chronically mentally ill, elderly, and veterans in relation to treatment for mental illness.