,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjba,mr4   
,kildee 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w5/rup7      
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 all[ = paym5t ( outpati5t  
critical access hospital s]vices furni%$
 ?r\gh teleheal? "u ! ,m$ic>e program4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,rural ,behavioral ,heal? ,access ,act
 ( #bjba4  #b4 ,all[+ = paym5t (        
outpati5t critical access hospital      
s]vices furni%$ ?r\gh teleheal? "u !    
,m$ic>e program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+  
section #ahcd7m7 ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77 & subject
 to subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices %all provide paym5t  
"u section #ahcd7;g7 ( su* ,act 7#db    

,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7g77 = outpati5t        
critical access hospital s]vices consi/+
 ( behavioral !rapy s]vices furni%$ by a
 critical access hospital to an         
individual on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjba1
 via telecommunications te*nology1      
not)/&+ ! fact t su* individual is n    
locat$ at su* hospital4  7b7 ,initiation
 ( s]vices via teleheal? ,9 ! case ( an 
individual receiv+ s]vices describ$ 9   
subsection 7a7 f a critical access      
hospital1 if su* individual has n1 prior
 to receiv+ su* s]vices1 receiv$ 9-p]son
 c>e at su* hospital1 paym5t %all be    
made to su* hospital 9 accordance ) su* 
subsection only if su* s]vices complem5t
 a plan ( c>e t includes 9-p]son c>e to 
be furni%$ at su* hospital n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date su* s]vices are        
furni%$4  7c7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( 
?is section3 7#a7 ,critical access      
hospital ,! t]m critical access hospital
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section     
#ahfa7mm77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7mm77#a774  7#b7  

,outpati5t critical access hospital     
s]vices ,! t]m outpati5t critical access
 hospital s]vices has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #ahfa7mm77#c7 ( su* ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7mm77#c774  7#c7   
,telecommunications te*nology ,! t]m    
telecommunications te*nology means a    
communications sy/em p]mitt+ two-way1   
real-"t int]active communication betwe5 
! individuals & heal? c>e pr(essional & 
includes a communications sy/em consi/+ 
( only audio capabilities1 b only if su*
 individual does n h access to a        
communications sy/em ) audio-visual     
capabilities4