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                                                 Union Calendar No. 580
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5201

                      [Report No. 116-697, Part I]

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage 
    under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth 
                   services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2019

    Ms. Matsui (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) 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

                           December 24, 2020

              Additional sponsors: Mr. Trone and Mr. Lujan

                           December 24, 2020

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           December 24, 2020

 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           November 20, 2019]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage 
    under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth 
                   services, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telemental Health Expansion Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C.1395m(m)(7)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and certain mental 
        health services'' after ``disorder services''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or on or after 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,'' 
        after ``as determined by the Secretary,''.
    (b) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments 
made by this section by interim final rule, program instruction, or 
otherwise.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 580

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5201

                      [Report No. 116-697, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage 
    under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth 
                   services, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 24, 2020

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment

                           December 24, 2020

 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed