Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021
United States117th CongressS-2061Senate
Updated: Jun 15, 2021
Summary
Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 This bill eliminates certain restrictions relating to Medicare coverage of mental health services that are provided through telehealth. Current law allows for coverage of such services regardless of the geographic location of the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, as long as the beneficiary previously received in-person services and continues to receive in-person services at specified intervals. The bill eliminates these in-person requirements.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-4058: Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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