,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjai,ms4 ,del,bene introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to provide = cov]age "u ! ,m$ic>e      
program ( c]ta9 m5tal heal? teleheal?   
s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,telem$ic9e   
,expansion ,act4  #b4 ,m$ic>e cov]age ( 
c]ta9 m5tal heal? teleheal? s]vices     
,section #ahcd7m7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,f77i71  
by ins]t+ s]vices id5tifi$ by ,,cpt     
codes #ijhcd & #ijhcg 7& z subsequ5tly  
modifi$ by ! ,secret>y71 be=e & any     
additional s]vice2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 

end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#h7        
,treatm5t ( m5tal heal? teleheal?       
s]vices  7,a7 ,non-application (        
orig9at+ site requirem5ts ,! requirem5ts
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,c7 %all n   
apply ) respect to teleheal? s]vices    
furni%$ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 t 
are m5tal heal? teleheal? s]vices4 ,no?+
 9 ! previ\s s5t5ce %all waive any      
applicable ,/ate law requirem5ts4  7,b7 
,inclusion ( c]ta9 sites ,) respect to  
teleheal? s]vices describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a71 ! t]m orig9at+ site %all include 
! home ( ! eligible teleheal? individual
 at :i* ! individual is locat$ at ! "t !
 s]vice is furni%$ via a                
telecommunications sy/em4  7,c7 ,no     
orig9at+ site facility fee ,no facility 
fee %all be paid "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7  
to an orig9at+ site ) respect to a      
teleheal? s]vice describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a7 if ! orig9at+ site does n o!rwise  
meet ! requirem5ts = an orig9at+ site "u
 p>agraph 7#d77;,c74  7,d7 ,9-p]son     
assessm5ts requir$ ,paym5t may n be made

 = m5tal heal? teleheal? s]vices "u ?is 
p>agraph 7if su* paym5t w\ld n o!rwise  
be all[$ "u ?is subsection )\t          
application ( ?is p>agraph7 furni%$ to  
an eligible teleheal? individual        
unless--  7i7 prior to ! provision ( su*
 m5tal heal? teleheal? s]vices1 a       
physician or practition] furni%$ an     
9-p]son assessm5t ( ! ne$s ( su*        
individual = su* s]vices2 &  7ii7 a     
physician or practition] furni%es a     
reassessm5t ( ! ne$s ( su* individual = 
su* s]vices at a frequ5cy specifi$ by ! 
,secret>y4  7,e7 ,m5tal heal? teleheal? 
s]vices def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is         
p>agraph1 ! t]m m5tal heal? teleheal?   
s]vice means s]vices id5tifi$ by ,,cpt  
codes #ijhcd & #ijhcg 7& z subsequ5tly  
modifi$ by ! ,secret>y74  4