,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gece  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbf,mrs4 ,foushee 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 
,bell1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4  
,ross1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 
,moulton1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title ,,xix of the ,social ,security    
,act to require coverage of #ab mental  
health telehealth visits per calendar   
year for certain previously incarcerated
 individuals under the ,medicaid        
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,second ,chance     
,mental ,health ,access ,act of #bjbf4  
#b4 ,requiring coverage of #ab mental   
health telehealth visits per calendar   
year for certain previously incarcerated
 individuals under the ,medicaid program
  7a7 ,in general ,section #aijb7;a7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#hh71 by striking and at 
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#hi71 by   
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 
7#hi7 the following new paragraph3      
7#ij7 provide1 in the case of an        
individual enrolled under the ,state    
plan 7or waiver of such plan7 who is    
subject to home confinement pursuant to 
judicial process and who was            
incarcerated in a public institution    
immediately prior to such home          
confinement1 for coverage of #ab mental 
health visits furnished via telehealth  
during each calendar year occurring     
during the period of such confinement4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments  
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to individuals released from a  
public institution on or after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4