Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act

Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:

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

Section 1861(hh)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)) is amended by striking 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.

Section 1861(hh)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)), as amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended—

(1) by striking for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses (other than services and inserting, 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; and

(2) by striking inpatient of a hospital) and inserting inpatient of a hospital,.

The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2026.