Senate
Jun 18, 2020Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act
Summary
Official
Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill excludes mental and behavioral health services from restrictions that (1) require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in certain rural areas and to be a specific type of facility, (2) allow only certain types of health care practitioners to furnish such services, and (3) require the use of video technology.
Bill Progress
Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(6/18/20)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
AK
Mr. King
Senate (I) Maine
Cosponsors (4)
Topics
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 18, 2020