HR 5055 · 106th Congress · Health

Community Mental Health Center Improvement Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-07-27· Sponsored by Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(2000-08-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Mental Health Center Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to partial hospitalization services, to revise qualifications for community mental health centers to include entities contracting to provide mental health services. Postpones until August 1, 2001, the application of the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services. Revises the formula for calculating the base payment-to-cost-ratio component of outpatient department prospective payment system transitional corridor payments to include in such formula (and so cover) hospitals that did not submit cost reports for 1996.…

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Cosponsors (16)

14 Democrats2 Republicans