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- H.R.2228
H.R.2228: Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 26, 2021
- Latest Major Action March 29, 2021
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
9 (3 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 26, 2021
Bill Summary
Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021 This bill allows for Medicare payment of outpatient critical access hospital (CAH) services consisting of telehealth behavioral therapy, including (1) audio-only services, if an individual does not have access to technology with both audio and visual capabilities; and (2) services provided to an individual who has not received in-person care at the CAH, if there is a plan of care that includes an...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 29, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 26, 2021 |
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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| March 26, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 26, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) |