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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.
Summary
This bill amends Medicare provisions to remove geographic and in-person requirements for mental health services delivered through telehealth and telecommunications technology. The bill eliminates geographic restrictions for telehealth mental health services used to diagnose, evaluate, or treat mental health disorders and substance use disorders, allowing patients to receive these services from various locations rather than requiring an in-person visit at a specific originating site. The bill also extends provisions allowing rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to furnish mental health services via telehealth by removing temporary April 2025 expiration dates, effectively making these telehealth mental health provisions permanent.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
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Actions (2)
- Mar 5, 2025 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. · house
- Mar 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2025
Mr. Hern of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Lee of Nevada, and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVING THE IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS UNDER MEDICARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.—Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
“(7) Treatment of substance use disorder services and mental health services furnished through telehealth.—The geographic requirements described in paragraph (4)(C)(i) shall not apply with respect to telehealth services furnished on or after July 1, 2020, to an eligible telehealth individual with a substance use disorder diagnosis for purposes of treatment of such disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder, as determined by the Secretary, or, on or after the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), to an eligible telehealth individual for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder, as determined by the Secretary, at an originating site described in paragraph (4)(C)(ii) (other than an originating site described in subclause (IX) of such paragraph) or, for the period for which clause (iii) of paragraph (4)(C) applies, at any site described in such clause.”.
(b) Mental Health Visits Furnished by Rural Health Clinics.— Section 1834(y)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(y)(2)) is amended by striking “prior to April 1, 2025”.
(c) Mental Health Visits Furnished by Federally Qualified Health Centers.—Section 1834(o)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4)(B)) is amended by striking “prior to April 1, 2025”. <all>
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