Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act.

Bill: 119-hr-4037
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2025-06-17
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-17
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-06-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to conduct outreach on Medicare coverage of occupational therapy services to treat substance use or mental health disorders. </p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 17, 2025 Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) 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 clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act. 2. Clarifying coverage of occupational therapy under Medicare Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide education and outreach to stakeholders about the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual with respect to occupational therapy services furnished to individuals under the Medicare program for the treatment of a substance use or mental health disorder diagnosis using applicable Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.