,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ag1 #bjba,mr4 
,rosendale 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           
permanently include certain ,,hcpcs     
codes as telehealth services under such 
title1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expanding ,access to ,mental       
,health ,services ,act4  #b4 ,permanent 
inclusion of certain ,,hcpcs codes as   
telehealth services under ,medicare     
,section #ahcd7m77#d77;,f7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciem7m77#d77;,f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in

 clause 7i71 by inserting the ,,hcpcs   
codes specified in clause 7iii71 before 
1 and2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following new clause3  7iii7        
,specified ,,hcpcs code ,for purposes of
 clause 7i71 beginning ,april #a1 #bjba1
 an ,,hcpcs code specified in this      
clause is-- 7,i7 #ijhge1 #ifabe1 #ifagj1
 #ifaga1 #igaea1 #igaeb1 #igaec1 #igaed1
 #igaee1 #igaef1 #igaeg1 and #igaeh2 and
  7,,ii7 #ifabg1 #ifacj1 #ifaca1 #ifacb1
 #ifacc1 #ifacf1 #ifacg1 #ifach1 #ifaci1
 and #ifaeh4  ,with respect to          
telehealth services identified by       
,,hcpcs codes in subclause 7,,ii71 the  
,secretary shall waive the requirements 
of paragraph 7#a7 and section           
#daj4gh7;a77#c7 of title #db1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation71 relating to the use of     
interactive telecommunications systems  
to furnish telehealth services1 to the  
extent such provisions require the use  
of video technology1 to allow for the   
furnishing of evaluation and management 

services1 behavioral health counseling  
and educational services1 and other     
services determined appropriate by the  
,secretary by a qualified provider using
 audio-only technology1 as determined by
 the ,secretary based on whether it is  
clinically appropriate to furnish such  
services using audio-only technology and
 whether an in-person initial visit is  
required prior to the furnishing of such
 service using such technology4  4