[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8229 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8229

  To clarify the applicability of certain parity provisions to mental 
         health and substance use disorder telehealth benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2022

 Ms. Manning (for herself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 
   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 clarify the applicability of certain parity provisions to mental 
         health and substance use disorder telehealth benefits.

    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 ``Telemental Health Parity Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFYING THE APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PARITY PROVISIONS TO 
              MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TELEHEALTH 
              BENEFITS.

    The provisions of sections 2726 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300gg-26), 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a), and 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall apply to benefits for mental health or substance use 
disorder services furnished via telehealth in the same manner as such 
provisions apply to benefits for mental health or substance use 
disorder services that are furnished in-person.
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