,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mr4   
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4   
,c>d91 & ,mr4 ,?une7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act to ensure cov]age ( m5tal heal?   
s]vices furni%$ ?r\gh teleheal?4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,telem5tal ,heal? ,c>e ,access ,act (   
#bjba4  #b4 ,ensur+ cov]age = m5tal     
heal? s]vices furni%$ ?r\gh teleheal?   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ahcd7m77#g7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciem7m77#g77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ subject to   
subp>agraph 7,b712  7#b7 by /rik+ 7,a7  
,9 g5]al4--,! geographic & ins]t+ ,!    
geographic2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ subp>agraph
 7,b74  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts 
made by subsection 7a7 %all take effect 
z if includ$ 9 ! enactm5t ( section #abc
 ( division ,,cc ( ! ,consolidat$       

,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj74  #c4 ,/udy & report on  
utilization ( m5tal heal? s]vices       
furni%$ ?r\gh teleheal? ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! fir/ day aft] ! end ( !      
em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 section        
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b771 ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! utilization (   
m5tal heal? s]vices furni%$ ?r\gh       
teleheal? "u section #ahcd7m77#g7 ( su* 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77#g771 t   
includes any recomm5dations ( !         
,secret>y reg>d+-- 7#a7 fraud or abuse  
prev5tion ) respect to su* s]vices2 &   
7#b7 additional fund+ t ! ,(fice (      
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices may require =        
purposes ( conduct+ audits1             
inve/igations1 & o!r ov]sight & en=cem5t
 activities ) respect to ! furni%+ ( su*
 s]vices4