Sec. 304. DELAYING THE IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS UNDER MEDICARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
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## SEC. 304 DELAYING THE IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS UNDER MEDICARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ###
(a)Delay in Requirements for Mental Health Services Furnished Through Telehealth Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting “on or after the 136 STAT. 806 day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))” after “telehealth services furnished”. ###
(b)Mental Health Visits Furnished by Rural Health Clinics Section 1834(y) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(y)) is amended— ####
(1)in the heading, by striking “Attending Physician” and inserting “Certain”; ####
(2)by striking “ Hospice Patients.—In the case of ” and inserting > “ Hospice Patients.— > > > #### “(1) Attending physician services for hospice patients > > In the case of” > ; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) Mental health visits furnished via telecommunications technology > > In the case of mental health visits furnished via interactive, real-time, audio and video telecommunications technology or audio-only interactions, the in-person mental health visit requirements established under section 405.2463(b)(3) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) shall not apply prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)).” > . ###
(c)Mental Health Visits Furnished by Federally Qualified Health Centers Section 1834(o)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4)) is amended— ####
(1)in the heading, by striking “attending physician” and inserting “certain”; ####
(2)by striking “ hospice patients.—In the case of ” and inserting > “ hospice patients.— > > > ##### “(A) Attending physician services for hospice patients > > In the case of” > ; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) Mental health visits furnished via telecommunications technology > > In the case of mental health visits furnished via interactive, real-time, audio and video telecommunications technology or audio-only interactions, the in-person mental health visit requirements established under section 405.2463(b)(3) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) shall not apply prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)).” > .
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Sec. 304
DELAYING THE IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS UNDER MEDICARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
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