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.

3.0.0 8497 2022-12-29T18:18:44Z 2022-12-29T18:18:44Z House HR 2022-07-26 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HERN:H.R. 8497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H7171]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-07-26T16:01:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-07-26T16:01:10Z 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. 117 4965 S 2022-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2022-07-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2022-07-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2022-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 N C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2022-07-26 True B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2022-07-26 True Health Health

00 2022-07-26 Introduced in House 2022-12-21T15:55:46Z This bill permanently removes in-person evaluation requirements for mental health telehealth services under Medicare.

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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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8497ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8497ih.xml 2022-07-26 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. 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.