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<dc:title>119 S2847 IS: Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2025-09-17</dc:date>
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        <distribution-code>II</distribution-code>
        <congress>119th CONGRESS</congress>
        <session>1st Session</session>
        <legis-num>S. 2847</legis-num>
        <current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
        <action>
            <action-date date="20250917" legis-day="20250916">September 17 (legislative day,
                September 16), 2025</action-date>
            <action-desc><sponsor name-id="S388">Ms. Hassan</sponsor> (for herself and <cosponsor name-id="S365">Mr. Scott of South Carolina</cosponsor>) introduced the following
                bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
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        <legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
        <official-title>To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare
            program.</official-title>
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            <enum>1.</enum>
            <header>Short title</header>
 <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
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            <enum>2.</enum>
            <header>Clarifying coverage of occupational therapy under Medicare</header>
 <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide education and outreach to stakeholders about the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual with respect to occupational therapy services furnished to individuals under the Medicare program for the treatment of a substance use or mental health disorder diagnosis using applicable Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.</text>
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