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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7858 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 569
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7858

                      [Report No. 118-673, Part I]

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2024

    Mr. James (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Davis of North 
  Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was 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

                           September 12, 2024

                    Additional sponsor: Mrs. Peltola

                           September 12, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 12, 2024

 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                                2, 2024]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telehealth Enhancement for Mental 
Health Act of 2024'' or the ``TELEMH Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE INCIDENT TO MODIFIER FOR MENTAL 
              HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND OTHER 
              TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Required use of modifiers in certain instances.--Not 
        later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall establish 
        requirements to include a code or modifier, as determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary, in the case of claims for 
        telehealth services under this subsection that are billed 
        incident to a physician's or practitioner's professional 
        service.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill 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.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 569

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7858

                      [Report No. 118-673, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 12, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments

                           September 12, 2024

 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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