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S 4965 117th Congress Senate Health

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.

Introduced: September 27, 2022 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 27, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill permanently removes in-person evaluation requirements for mental health telehealth services under Medicare.

What's happening now September 27, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  • HR 8497 Identical bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health servi…
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4965: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4965/
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"S. 4965: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4965/.
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S. 4965, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4965/.
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[S. 4965: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4965/)
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