HR 4037 · in committee · niche
Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act.
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill requires Medicare to inform the public about coverage of occupational therapy for mental health and substance use disorders.
- Medicare beneficiaries and occupational therapists providing these services are affected.
- The bill directs an existing agency to conduct outreach with no new funding mechanism specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might improved public awareness of occupational therapy coverage affect demand for these services within Medicare, and what capacity challenges could arise?
- 02
What specific outreach methods should Medicare use to reach beneficiaries who may benefit from occupational therapy for mental health or substance use disorders?
- 03
Should Congress allocate dedicated funding for this outreach effort, or is directing an existing agency sufficient to accomplish the bill's public awareness goals?
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Sponsor · D-NY-26
Timothy M. Kennedy
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-17
Joining the bill
Zachary Nunn
R-IA-3 · original
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Summer L. Lee
D-PA-12
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
R-PA-8
John W. Mannion
D-NY-22
Jonathan L. Jackson
D-IL-1
Lateefah Simon
D-CA-12
Becca Balint
D-VT
Madeleine Dean
D-PA-4
Seth Moulton
D-MA-6
Don Bacon
R-NE-2
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-17 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2025-06-17 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2025-06-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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