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,smi? 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require p>ity 9 ! cov]age
 ( m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord]   
s]vices provid$ to enrollees 9 private  
insurance plans1 :e!r su* s]vices are   
provid$ 9-p]son or ?r\gh teleheal?4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,tele-,m5tal ,heal? ,improvem5t ,act4   
#b4 ,cov]age ( teleheal? m5tal heal? &  
sub/ance use disord] s]vices  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,dur+ ! public heal? em]g5cy      
decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices "u section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d7 on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 ) respect
 to ,,covid-#ai1 if a gr\p heal? plan or
 gr\p or individual heal? insurance     
cov]age provides cov]age ( a m5tal heal?
 or sub/ance use disord] s]vice provid$ 

9-p]son1 ! gr\p heal? plan or heal?     
insurance issu] (f]+ su* gr\p or        
individual heal? insurance cov]age--    
7#a7 %all provide cov]age ( ! s]vice    
provid$ ?r\gh teleheal? at ! same rate z
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9-p]son2  7#b7 %all ensure t provid]s n 
*>ge enrollees facility fees2  7#c7 may 
n impose additional b>ri]s on obta9+ su*
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comp>$ to cov]age = su* s]vices provid$ 
9-p]son1 su* z a prior au?orization     
requirem5ts1 a requirem5t t ! enrollee h
 a pre-exi/+ relation%ip ) ! provid]1 a 
requirem5t t a provid] be pres5t ) !    
enrollee dur+ ! provision ( s]vices1 or 
any o!r f9ancial requirem5t1 treatm5t   
limitation1 or utilization control      
policy or proc$ure2  7#d7 %all provide  
notice to enrollees1 in=m+ su* enrollees
 ( h[ to access 9-network teleheal?     
m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord]      
s]vices & ! scope ( _! cov]age2 &  7#e7 
%all "w ) provid]s to ensure t teleheal?
 s]vices are provid$ to enrollees 9     

compliance )1 z applicable1 ! privacy   
regulations promulgat$ pursuant to      
section #bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance  
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b7 or     
privacy guidel9es promulgat$ & implem5t$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices dur+ a public heal? em]g5cy4   
7b7 ,en=cem5t ,! provisions ( subsection
 7a7 %all be appli$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ,secret>y (   
,labor1 & ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to    
gr\p heal? plans & heal? insurance      
issu]s (f]+ gr\p or individual heal?    
insurance cov]age z if includ$ 9 !      
provisions ( "p ,a ( title ,,xxvii ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 "p #g ( !  
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
,act ( #aigd1 & sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #ajj
 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 z  
applicable4  7c7 ,implem5tation ,!      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
,secret>y ( ,labor1 & ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury may implem5t ! provisions (   
?is section ?r\gh sub-regulatory        

guidance1 program in/ruction1 or        
o!rwise4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section--  7#a7 ! t]ms gr\p heal? plan1 
heal? insurance issu]1 & heal? insurance
 cov]age h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9     
section #bgia ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia71      
section #gcc ( ! ,employee ,retirem5t   
,income ,security ,act ( #aigd 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #aaia;b71 & section #ihcb ( ! 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 z       
applicable2 &  7#b7 ! t]m teleheal?     
s]vices has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #ccj;,i7a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?   
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bed;c-#ad7;a771 & includes #b-way video
 communication1 audio-only              
communication1 & writt5 in=mation %>$ by
 phone or email4  7e7 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all    
prev5t ! application ( any ,/ate law t  
is n inconsi/5t ) ?is section4  7f7     
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! conclusion ( ! public heal? 
em]g5cy describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    

,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,heal?1  
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,education &    
,labor ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on ! impacts !  
requirem5t "u subsection 7a7 has on !   
use ( bo? teleheal? s]vices & heal?     
s]vices provid$ 9-p]son4