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H.R. 7858 118th Congress House

TELEMH Act of 2024

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through telehealth and other telehealth services

Introduced: April 2, 2024 Introduced by: John James Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicareMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 17, 2024
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7858.
Sep 17, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5308)
Sep 17, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5308)
Sep 17, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5308-5309)
Sep 17, 2024
Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
Sep 12, 2024
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Sep 12, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-673, Part I.
Jun 12, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
Jun 12, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 16, 2024
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0.
May 16, 2024
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 26, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 2, 2024
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 2, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 18, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 or the TELEMH Act of 2024

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a billing modifier for certain telehealth services under Medicare.

Specifically, the CMS must create a billing modifier for telehealth services that are billed as incident to a physician or practitioner's services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3430 Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Peltola, Mary
· Jul 2, 2024
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Apr 2, 2024
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 2, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7858: TELEMH Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7858/
MLA
"H.R. 7858: TELEMH Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7858/.
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H.R. 7858, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7858/.
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