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H.R.5603: Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced April 24, 2018
- Latest Major Action June 12, 2018
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (2 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - June 12, 2018
- Introduced in House - April 24, 2018
Bill Summary
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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 12, 2018 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
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| June 12, 2018 |
Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
| June 12, 2018 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-745, Part I.
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| May 17, 2018 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| May 17, 2018 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| May 1, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| April 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.
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| April 24, 2018 |
Introduced in the House by Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) |