Congress 115 - HR 5603 - Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act

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Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Mental health

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Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act

This bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to waive certain requirements with respect to payment for telehealth services provided to a Medicare beneficiary who is receiving treatment for a substance-use disorder or a co-occurring mental-health disorder.

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Jun 12, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
Jun 12, 2018

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Jun 12, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-745, Part I.
May 17, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 24, 2018

Introduced in House

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