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Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act

Introduced: March 26, 2021 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2264: Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2264/
MLA
"H.R. 2264: Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2264/.
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H.R. 2264, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2264/.
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[H.R. 2264: Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2264/)
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