,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,latta 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 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to permit the
 use of certain psychological evaluation
 via telehealth for ,medicare coverage  
of neurostimulation services for the    
treatment of chronic pain4  #a4         
,permitting certain psychological       
evaluations via telehealth for ,medicare
 coverage of neurostimulation services  
for the treatment of chronic pain  7a7  
,permitting use of psychological        
evaluation via telehealth for purposes  
of certain coverage of neurostimulation 

services ,section #ahcd of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7x7 ,use of psychological   
evaluation via telehealth for purposes  
of coverage of neurostimulation services
 for the treatment of chronic pain      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title1 beginning ,january #a1      
#bjba1 for coverage under this part of  
neurostimulation services1 as identified
 under the ,national ,coverage          
,determination section #afj4g1 titled   
,medicare ,national ,coverage           
,determination for ,electrical ,nerve   
,stimulators1 as in effect on ,january  
#a1 #bjbj for the treatment of chronic  
pain1 any requirement for a             
psychological evaluation prior to       
receipt of the service may be satisfied 
through such an evaluation via          
telehealth4  4  7b7 ,inclusion of       
certain psychological evaluations as    
telehealth services ,section            
#ahcd7m77#d77;,f77i7 of the ,social     

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciem7#d77;,f77i77 is amended by       
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 and1 beginning ,january
 #a1 #bjba1 shall include psychological 
evaluations 7identified by ,,cpt codes  
#ifacj1 #ifaca1 #ifacf1 #ifacg1 #ifach1 
and #ifaci and any successor codes and  
additional codes the ,secretary         
determines may be necessary to perform  
the psychological evaluation furnished  
prior to the provision of               
neurostimulation services7 furnished    
prior to the provision of               
neurostimulation services 7as described 
in section #ahcd7x77 for the purpose of 
treating chronic pain4