# 114-hr-4277: Medicare Mental Health Access Act

114-hr-4277, Medicare Mental Health Access Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4277
- Congress: 114
- Title: Medicare Mental Health Access Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare Mental Health Access Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services. The bill excludes a clinical psychologist, in 2017 and 2018, from certain negative payment adjustments for failing to be a meaningful electronic health records user.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2016-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2016-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2016-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2016-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4277 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4277)

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