119-hr1867

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1867 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1867

 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.

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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

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 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''.
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