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H.R. 4058 117th Congress House

Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth.

Introduced: June 22, 2021 Introduced by: Doris O. Matsui Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2021
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.
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 Latest action June 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021

This bill eliminates certain restrictions relating to Medicare coverage of mental health services that are provided through telehealth.

Current law allows for coverage of such services regardless of the geographic location of the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, as long as the beneficiary previously received in-person services and continues to receive in-person services at specified intervals. The bill eliminates these in-person requirements.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2061 Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 13 Republican 6
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 3, 2022
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 19, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 16, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 21, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Apr 18, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 31, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 21, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 15, 2022
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Mar 11, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Mar 9, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 7, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Mar 1, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 1, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Feb 22, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Feb 22, 2022
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Kim, Young
California · Dec 20, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 14, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Dec 9, 2021
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2021
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 21, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 20, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· Aug 24, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 24, 2021
Wild, Susan
· Aug 24, 2021
Vela, Filemon
· Aug 13, 2021
Lesko, Debbie
· Jul 21, 2021
Johnson, Bill
· Jun 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4058: Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4058/
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