S 3792 · 116th Congress · Health

Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act

Introduced 2020-05-21· Sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2020-05-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, this bill requires, among other things, plans to cover such telehealth services at the same rate as in-person services, exclude charges for facility fees, and provide information about how to access such services.…

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Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican