,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ffj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjba,ms4    
,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  7#a7 ,insur] requirem5ts ,dur+ ! 
applicable p]iod describ$ 9 subsection  
7g71 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]son ! 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
 ! cov]age = ! same s]vice provid$      
9-p]son 7) ! same co/-%>+ = enrollees & 
! same reimbursem5t rates = provid]s72  
7,b7 %all ensure t provid]s n *>ge      
enrollees facility fees = su* s]vices   
provid$ ?r\gh teleheal?2  7,c7 may n    
impose additional b>ri]s to obta9+ or   
provid+ su* cov]age = su* s]vices ?r\gh 
teleheal?1 comp>$ to cov]age = su*      
s]vices provid$ 9-p]son1 su* z a prior  
au?orization requirem5t t is m rigor\s  
?an = 9-p]son visits2 &  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]age4 
7#b7 ,provid] requirem5ts ,dur+ !       
applicable p]iod describ$ 9 subsection  
7g71 if a provid] ( a m5tal heal? or    
sub/ance use disord] s]vice provides su*
 s]vices via teleheal? to an enrollee 9 
a gr\p heal? plan or gr\p or individual 
heal? insurance cov]age1 ! provid] %all 

n *>ge su* enrollee1 su* gr\p heal?     
plan1 or a heal? insurance issu] ( su*  
cov]age facility fees = su* s]vices4    
7b7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,insur] requirem5ts 
,! provisions ( subsection 7a77#a7 %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 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg et  
seq471 "p #g ( subtitle ,b ( title ,i ( 
! ,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security
 ,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aaha et   
seq471 & sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #ajj ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 z       
applicable4  7#b7 ,provid] requirem5ts  
,subsection 7a77#b7 %all be appli$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor to provid]s z if    
includ$ 9 ! provisions ( "p ,e ( title  
,,xxvii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4
  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            
communication4  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  7g7           
,applicable p]iod ,! applicable p]iod   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is ! p]iod    
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act &
 end+ on ! date t is #ij days aft] !    
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   
expires4