HR 5603
115th Congress
House
Health
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Mental health
Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act
Introduced: April 24, 2018
Introduced by:
Matsui, Doris O.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
Jun 12, 2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Jun 12, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-745, Part I.
May 17, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2018
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.
Apr 24, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act
This bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to waive certain requirements with respect to payment for telehealth services provided to a Medicare beneficiary who is receiving treatment for a substance-use disorder or a co-occurring mental-health disorder.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
Committees of jurisdiction
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