H.R. 7858 (RFS) - Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7858 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7858


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2024

                Received; read twice and referred to the

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare 
   incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through 
               telehealth and other telehealth services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telehealth Enhancement for Mental 
Health Act of 2024'' or the ``TELEMH Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE INCIDENT TO MODIFIER FOR MENTAL 
              HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND OTHER 
              TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Required use of modifiers in certain instances.--Not 
        later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall establish 
        requirements to include a code or modifier, as determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary, in the case of claims for 
        telehealth services under this subsection that are billed 
        incident to a physician's or practitioner's professional 
        service.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.