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,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjbc,ms4   
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,ohio7 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 am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
ensure cov]age ( m5tal & behavioral     
heal? s]vices furni%$ ?r\gh teleheal?4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,telem5tal ,heal? ,c>e ,access ,act ( 
#bjbc4  #b4 ,ensur+ cov]age = m5tal &   
behavioral 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 by /rik+ m5tal heal? s]vices &   
all t foll[s ?r\gh ,! geographic &      
ins]t+ m5tal & behavioral heal? s]vices 

furni%$ ?r\gh teleheal?4--,! geographic2
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7,b712  7#c7 by ins]t+ 1 or = !         
provision ( behavioral heal? s]vices    
aft] or treatm5t ( a m5tal heal?        
disord]2 &  7#d7 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 & behavioral heal?  
s]vices furni%$ ?r\gh teleheal? ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices %all submit to ,congress a     
report on ! utilization ( m5tal &       
behavioral 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?
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purposes ( conduct+ audits1             
inve/igations1 & o!r ov]sight & en=cem5t
 activities ) respect to ! furni%+ ( su*
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