Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2023

Subjects: Health


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3432 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3432

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2023

    Ms. Matsui (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of 
  mental and behavioral 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 ``Telemental Health Care Access Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING COVERAGE FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 
              FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``mental health services'' and all that 
        follows through ``The geographic'' and inserting ``mental and 
        behavioral health services furnished through telehealth.--The 
        geographic'';
            (2) by striking ``subject to subparagraph (B),'';
            (3) by inserting ``, or for the provision of behavioral 
        health services'' after ``or treatment of a mental health 
        disorder''; and
            (4) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 123 of division 
CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
              SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a 
report on the utilization of mental and behavioral health services 
furnished through telehealth under section 1834(m)(7) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)), that includes any recommendations of the Secretary 
regarding--
            (1) fraud or abuse prevention with respect to such 
        services; and
            (2) additional funding that the Office of Inspector General 
        of the Department of Health and Human Services may require for 
        purposes of conducting audits, investigations, and other 
        oversight and enforcement activities with respect to the 
        furnishing of such services.
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