3.0.0 2910 2023-01-11T13:42:29Z 2023-01-11T13:42:29Z Senate S 2018-05-22 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-22T20:43:53Z HEAL Act of 2018 115 3120 S 2018-06-25 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484. Related bill CRS 2018-05-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2018-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-05-22 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2018-05-22 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2018-05-22 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2018-05-22 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-05-22 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2018-05-22 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2018-08-23 False Health Child health Congressional oversight Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Medicaid Rural conditions and development Health 00 2018-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2018-09-12T20:22:29Z Telehealth for Children’s Access to Services and Treatment Act or the TeleCAST Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on children's access to substance use disorder services under Medicaid. The report must include an analysis of: (1) state options to improve access, such as via telehealth services at school-based health centers in underserved areas; and (2) reimbursement rates for substance use disorder services.

In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must report on ways to reduce barriers to the use of telehealth services for children with substance use disorders under Medicaid. The report must include an analysis of the differences between telehealth and in-person services with respect to specified metrics (e.g., costs and quality of care).

]]> TeleCAST Act Display Title TeleCAST Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to evaluate access to services and treatment for substance use disorders and to telehealth services and remote patient monitoring for pediatric populations under Medicaid. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced TeleCAST Act Short Titles as Introduced Telehealth for Children's Access to Services and Treatment Act Introduced in Senate 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2910is/xml/BILLS-115s2910is.xml 2018-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.