,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hcjh ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 ,phillips 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 & ,mr4 ,morelle7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to require gr\p heal? plans & heal? insurance issu]s (f]+ gr\p or individual heal? insurance cov]age to provide cov]age = s]vices furni%$ via teleheal? if su* s]vices w\ld be cov]$ if furni%$ 9-p]son1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,teleheal? ,cov]age & ,paym5t ,p>ity ,act4 #b4 ,requir+ gr\p heal? plans & heal? insurance issu]s (f]+ gr\p or individual heal? insurance cov]age to provide cov]age = s]vices furni%$ via teleheal? if su* s]vices w\ld be cov]$ if furni%$ 9-p]son 7a7 ,public heal? s]vice act ,subp>t ,,ii ( "p ,a ( title ,,xxvii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#aa et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 #bgcj4 ,requir$ cov]age ( teleheal? s]vices 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a gr\p heal? plan & a heal? insurance issu] (f]+ gr\p or individual heal? insurance cov]age1 includ+ a gr&fa!r$ heal? plan 7z def9$ 9 section #abea7;e7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjaa7;e777-- 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 provide b5efits "u su* plan or su* cov]age = any eligible s]vice 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7b771 includ+ a m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vice1 furni%$ via a qualify+ telecommunications sy/em 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7b77 by a heal? c>e provid] to an individual :o is a p>ticipant1 b5efici>y1 or enrollee "u su* plan or su* cov]age1 not)/&+ t su* provid] furni%+ su* s]vice is n at ! same location z ! individual2 7,b7 s provide su* b5efits = su* s]vice "u ! same t]ms & ) application ( ! same co/-%>+ requirem5ts 7includ+ a d$uctible1 copaym5t1 or co9surance7 z w\ld apply if su* s]vice 7 furni%$ by su* provid] to su* individual 9-p]son2 7,c7 reimburse su* provid] = su* s]vice 9 an am\nt equal to ! am\nt ( reimbursem5t = su* s]vice _h su* s]vice be5 furni%$ by su* provid] to su* individual 9-p]son2 7,d7 n impose any requirem5t "u su* plan or cov]age t su* provid] h a prior relation%ip ) su* individual2 & 7,e7 n re/rict ! ability ( any heal? c>e provid] ) a contractual relation%ip = furni%+ an eligible s]vice "u su* plan or cov]age f furni%+ su* s]vice via a qualify+ telecommunications sy/em1 & %all n e/abli% inc5tives or p5alties "u su* plan or cov]age = receiv+ su* an eligible s]vice f su* a provid] via su* a sy/em2 & 7#b7 may waive any co/-%>+ requirem5t 7includ+ application ( a d$uctible1 copaym5t1 or co9surance7 = an item or s]vice furni%$ = purposes ( diagnos+ or treat+ ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ any su* s]vice t is an eligible s]vice furni%$ via a qualify+ telecommunications sy/em4 7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,eligible s]vice ,! t]m eligible s]vice means1 ) respect to a gr\p heal? plan & a heal? insurance issu] (f]+ gr\p or individual heal? insurance cov]age1 a s]vice-- 7,a7 = :i* b5efits are provid$ "u su* plan or su* cov]age :5 su* s]vice is furni%$ 9-p]son2 7,b7 t is m$ically necess>y 7z det]m9$ by ! heal? c>e provid] furni%+ su* s]vice72 & 7,c7 t is able to be safely & effectively furni%$ via a telecommunications sy/em4 7#b7 ,qualify+ telecommunications sy/em ,! t]m qualify+ telecommunications sy/em means a telecommunications sy/em t includes1 at a m9imum1 audio capabilities p]mitt+ two-way1 real-"t int]active communication betwe5 ! individual receiv+ an eligible s]vice via su* sy/em & ! heal? c>e provid] furni%+ su* sy/em1 includ+ a telephone1 videoconf]5c+ sy/em1 int]net communications sy/em1 /ream+ m$ia communications sy/em1 & su* o!r sy/em z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4 4 7b7 ,application ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjba4