Telemental Health Care Access Act of 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 15, 2021
Last action Jun 15, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
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Committee
1
Jun 15, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
John Thune
RRepublican
Co
Kyrsten Sinema
IIndependent
Co
Lisa Murkowski
RRepublican
Co
Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
Co
Roger Marshall
RRepublican
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