HR 5473 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

EASE Behavioral Health Services Act

Introduced Dec 18, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 19, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedDec 18, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act or the EASE Behavioral Health Services Act

This bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site, for behavioral health telehealth services under Medicare. The bill also expands the scope of required guidance, studies, and reports to address the provision of such services under Medicaid.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2019 to May 22, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalDec 18, 2019
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterDec 19, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMay 22, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Dec 18, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Dec 18, 2019Referred 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 7992Telehealth ActRelated billOct 6, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 18, 2019Introduced in House

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