To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through telehealth.
Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024 or the TELEMH Act of 2024
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a billing modifier for certain telehealth services under Medicare.
Specifically, the CMS must create a billing modifier for telehealth services that are billed as incident to a physician or practitioner's services.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-673, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-673, Part I.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5308-5309)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7858.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5308)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5308)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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