United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

S 1797 — Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2954)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends Medicare law to improve access to clinical social worker services and includes specific services for mental health assessment and intervention.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii)

    (VII) Clinical social worker services (as defined in section 1861(hh)(2)).

    Adds clinical social worker services to the exclusion criteria from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)

    and other than services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility which the facility is required to provide as a requirement for participation

    Removes the restriction that clinical social worker services cannot be provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)

    for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses (other than services → , including services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses or services for health and behavior assessment and intervention (identified as of January 1, 2023, by HCPCS codes 96156, 96158-96161, 96164-96168, and 96170-96171 (and any succeeding codes)) but not including services

    Expands the definition of clinical social worker services to include additional mental health assessment and intervention services.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)

    inpatient of a hospital) → inpatient of a hospital,

    Clarifies the language regarding what constitutes a patient under the definitions, ensuring consistency in references to service eligibility.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2954)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 544 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (544)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 1797?
S 1797 is sponsored by Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), and Barrasso, John (Republican).
What is the current status of S 1797?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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