,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #egi #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efjc ,report ,no4 #aae-gde1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bd1 #bjah ,ms4 ,matsui 7for herself and ,mr4 ,crdenas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,june #ab1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,walden1 ,mr4 ,mitchell1 and ,mr4 ,bost ,june #ab1 #bjah ,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce with amendments ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,june #ab1 #bjah,the ,committee on ,ways and ,means discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,april #bd1 #bjah ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to provide the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services authority to waive certain ,medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,access to ,telehealth ,services for ,substance ,use ,disorders ,act4 #b4 ,authority not to apply certain ,medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder ,section #ahcd7m7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77i71 by inserting and paragraph 7#g77;,e7 after ,subject to clause 7ii72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#g7 ,authority not to apply certain requirements in the case of certain treatment of substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder 7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of payment under this subsection1 in the case of telehealth services described in subparagraph 7,c7 furnished on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj1 to an eligible beneficiary 7as defined in subparagraph 7,f77 for the treatment of a substance use disorder or a mental health disorder that is co-occurring with a substance use disorder1 the ,secretary is authorized to1 through rulemaking1 not apply any of the requirements described in subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,requirements described ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the requirements described in this subparagraph are any of the following3 7i7 ,qualifications for an originating site under paragraph 7#d77;,c77ii74 7ii7 ,geographic limitations under paragraph 7#d77;,c77i74 7,c7 ,telehealth services described ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the telehealth services described in this subparagraph are services that are both telehealth services and identified by the ,secretary1 through rulemaking1 as services that are the most commonly furnished 7as defined by the ,secretary7 under this part to individuals diagnosed with a substance use disorder or a mental health disorder that is co-occurring with a substance use disorder4 7,d7 ,clarification ,nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the authority of the ,secretary to limit or eliminate the non-application pursuant to this paragraph of any of the requirements under subparagraph 7,b74 7,e7 ,treatment of originating site facility fee ,no facility fee shall be paid under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 to an originating site with respect to a telehealth service described in subparagraph 7,b7 for which payment is made under this subsection by reason of the non-application of a requirement described in subparagraph 7,b7 pursuant to this paragraph if payment for such service would not otherwise be permitted under this subsection if such requirement were applied4 7,f7 ,eligible beneficiary defined ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term eligible beneficiary means an individual who-- 7i7 is entitled to1 or enrolled for1 benefits under part ,a and enrolled for benefits under this part2 7ii7 has a diagnosis for a substance use disorder2 and 7iii7 meets such other criteria as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7,g7 ,report ,not later than #e years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the impact of any non-application under this paragraph of any of the requirements described in subparagraph 7,b7 on 7i7 the utilization of health care services related to substance use disorder1 such as behavioral health services and emergency department visits2 and 7ii7 health outcomes related to substance use disorder1 such as substance use overdose deaths4 7,h7 ,funding ,for purposes of carrying out this paragraph1 in addition to funds otherwise available1 the ,secretary shall provide for the transfer1 from the ,federal ,supplementary ,medical ,insurance ,trust ,fund under section #ahda1 of #c1jjj1jjj to the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,services ,program ,management ,account to remain available until expended4 7#h7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection may be construed as waiving requirements under this title to comply with applicable ,state law1 including ,state licensure requirements4 4 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to provide the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services authority not to apply certain ,medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder44 ,june #ab1 #bjah ,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce with amendments,june #ab1 #bjah,the ,committee on ,ways and ,means discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed