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Main Subject: Health

Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of mental health telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for such services.

S2741-116, HR4932-116, S4796-116, HR8527-116,

House floor actions Actions

Calendars
Dec. 24 2020	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.

Discharge
Dec. 24 2020	Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

Committee
Dec. 24 2020	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-697, Part I.

IntroReferral

Nov. 20
2019

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.
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.

Library of Congress Actions

Committee
Dec. 24 2020	Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-697, Part I.

IntroReferral
Nov. 20 2019	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Jul. 15 2020	Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun. 30 2020	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov. 21 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

House bill HR5201-116

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.

House bill HR5201-116

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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