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Union Calendar No. 580 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5201 
[Report No. 116–697, Part I] 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under 
the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth services, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2019 
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 sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TRONE and Mr. LUJA´N 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
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 November 20, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Telemental Health Ex-
pansion Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR CER-
TAIN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C.1395m(m)(7)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND CERTAIN 
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES’’ after ‘‘DISORDER SERV-
ICES’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or on or after the emergency 
period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), to an eligi-
ble telehealth individual for purposes of diagnosis, 
evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder, 
as determined by the Secretary,’’ after ‘‘as determined 
by the Secretary,’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices may implement the amendments made by this section 
by interim final rule, program instruction, or otherwise. 
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Union Calendar No. 580 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5201 
[Report No. 116–697, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide coverage under the Medicare program of 
certain mental health telehealth services, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
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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