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HR 1867 · in committee · significant

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.

What this bill does

  • The bill removes requirements that Medicare patients have in-person visits before receiving mental health care via telehealth.
  • Medicare beneficiaries seeking mental health services through remote technology are affected.
  • The change takes effect immediately upon passage with no new federal spending required.

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  1. 01

    How would removing the in-person visit requirement affect access to mental health care for Medicare beneficiaries in rural or underserved areas?

  2. 02

    What safeguards might be needed to ensure quality of remote mental health treatment without an initial in-person evaluation?

  3. 03

    Could eliminating the in-person requirement change costs for Medicare, either by expanding access or creating new treatment patterns?

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Sponsor · R-OK-1

Kevin Hern

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Introduced 2025-03-05

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-05 · house · 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.

  2. 2025-03-05 · house · 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.

  3. 2025-03-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-03-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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