Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of mental health telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for such services.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-24 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-24 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-24 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-697, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-15 | Committee | Subcommittee on Health Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-06-30 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-11-21 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-11-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-20 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |