HR 2264
117th Congress
House
Health
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Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication
Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act
Introduced: March 26, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover in-person mental health or substance use disorder services to cover such services on equal terms via telehealth (i.e., information technology used to aid treatment and diagnosis at a physical distance) during and shortly after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, this bill requires plans to, among other things, cover these services at the same rate as in-person services, exclude charges for facility fees, and provide information about how to access these services. Additionally, providers of these services may not charge facility fees to plan enrollees.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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