Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act
- Last Action
- 3/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-03-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-10 (00)
Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover in-person mental health or substance use disorder services to cover such services on equal terms via telehealth (i.e., information technology used to aid treatment and diagnosis at a physical distance) during and shortly after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, this bill requires plans to, among other things, cover these services at the same rate as in-person services, exclude charges for facility fees, and provide information about how to access these services. Additionally, providers of these services may not charge facility fees to plan enrollees.
Cosponsors (6)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Mental health
- Telephone and wireless communication
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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