Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 or the TELEMH Act of 2024
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a billing modifier for certain mental health services that are provided via telehealth under Medicare.
Specifically, the CMS must create a billing modifier for telehealth mental health services that are provided by auxiliary personnel (i.e., individuals acting under the supervision of a physician or other practitioner) and that are billed as incident to a physician or practitioner's services.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-18 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2024-09-17 | Floor | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-17 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-17 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5308) | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-17 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7858. | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-17 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5308-5309) | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-17 | Floor | Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-12 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569. | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-12 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2024-09-12 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-673, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2024-06-12 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2024-06-12 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House committee actions |
| 2024-05-16 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2024-05-16 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House committee actions |
| 2024-04-26 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2024-04-02 | 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 |
| 2024-04-02 | 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 |
| 2024-04-02 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |