Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8220 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8220

To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2024

 Mr. Trone (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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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                                 A BILL


 
To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Occupational Therapy Mental Health 
Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFYING COVERAGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY UNDER MEDICARE.

     Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide education and 
outreach to stakeholders about the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual with 
respect to occupational therapy services furnished to individuals under 
the Medicare program for the treatment of a substance use or mental 
health disorder diagnosis using applicable Healthcare Common Procedure 
Coding System (HCPCS) codes.
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