Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5217
Rural Behavioral Health Improvement Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-09-08Topic: health careSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill changes the Medicare rules for rural health clinics. Under current law, a facility that is primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases cannot qualify as a rural health clinic under Medicare. The bill removes that exclusion, so such facilities could be recognized as rural health clinics. The change would take effect on January 1, 2027.
Sponsors
- Jill N. Tokuda Democrat sponsor
- 22 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-09-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-09-08 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-08 | Introduced in House | introduce |