,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71 #bjbe
 ,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4     
,scott of ,south ,carolina7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify        
coverage of occupational therapy under  
the ,medicare program4  #a4  ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,occupational ,therapy ,mental ,health  
,parity ,act4  #b4  ,clarifying coverage
 of occupational therapy under ,medicare
  ,not later than #a year after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall provide education and   
outreach to stakeholders about the      
,medicare ,benefit ,policy ,manual with 
respect to occupational therapy services
 furnished to individuals under the     
,medicare program for the treatment of a
 substance use or mental health disorder

 diagnosis using applicable ,healthcare 
,common ,procedure ,coding ,system      
7,,hcpcs7 codes4