Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8910
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2022-09-20
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to (1) conduct outreach to providers on the availability of certain behavioral health integration services under Medicare, and (2) report on the utilization of such services.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8910 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2022 Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Schneider , and Mr. Ferguson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide outreach and reporting on certain behavioral health integration services furnished under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022 . 2. Provider outreach and reporting on certain behavioral health integration services (a) Outreach The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) shall conduct outreach to physicians and appropriate non-physician practitioners participating under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ) with respect to behavioral health integration services described by any of HCPCS codes 99492 through 99494 or 99484 (or any successor code). Such outreach shall include a comprehensive, one-time education initiative to inform such physicians and practitioners of the inclusion of such services as a covered benefit under the Medicare program, including describing the requirements to bill for such codes and the requirements for beneficiary eligibility for such services. (b) Reports to congress (1) Provider outreach Not later than 1 year after the date of the completion of the education initiative described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the outreach conducted under such subsection. Such report shall include a description of the methods used for such outreach. (2) Utilization rates Not later than 18 months after the date of the completion of the education initiative described in subsection (a), and two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the number of Medicare beneficiaries (including those accessing services in rural and underserved areas) who, during the preceding year, were furnished services described in subsection (a) for which payment was made under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ).