Rural Behavioral Health Improvement Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5217 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5217

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain 
  limitations on the delivery of behavioral health services at rural 
               health clinics under the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2025

   Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Mann, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. 
     Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Fields, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Mr. Costa, Mr. Baird, Mr. Graves, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Pappas, 
Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; 
  which was 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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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain 
  limitations on the delivery of behavioral health services at rural 
               health clinics 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 ``Rural Behavioral Health Improvement 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended, in the first sentence in the matter 
following subparagraph (K), by striking ``or a facility which is 
primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply beginning January 1, 2027.
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