To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for Medicare and Medicaid mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth.
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Latest Action · March 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act or the EASE Behavioral Health Services Act
This bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site, for behavioral health telehealth services under Medicare. The bill applies to services provided on or after January 1, 2025.
The bill also expands the scope of required guidance, studies, and reports to address the provision of such services under Medicaid.
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