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H.R.8060: Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Aug. 14, 2020
- Latest Major Action Aug. 14, 2020
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in House - Aug. 14, 2020
Bill Summary
Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover in-person mental health or substance use disorder services to cover such services on equal terms via telehealth (i.e., information technology used to aid treatment and diagnosis at a physical distance) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, this bill requires, among other things, plans to cover...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Aug. 14, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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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Aug. 14, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by David Trone (D-Md.) |