118 HR 7858 : Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7858IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 18, 2024Received; read twice and referred to the AN ACTTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through telehealth and other telehealth services.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 or the TELEMH Act of 2024.

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Establishment of Medicare incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through telehealth and other telehealth services

Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(10)

Required use of modifiers in certain instances

Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall establish requirements to include a code or modifier, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, in the case of claims for telehealth services under this subsection that are billed incident to a physician’s or practitioner’s professional service..

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.