---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 5201"
bill: "116-hr-5201"
heading: "Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 2
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/5201/changes/rh"
---

# H.R. 5201 — what changed

H.R. 5201, Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020 — 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Section 1 Short title

- This Act may be cited as the “Telemental Health Expansion Act of <del>2019”.</del><ins>2020”.</ins>

## Sec. 2 Expanding the use of telehealth for certain mental health services

- (a) In general— Section <del>1834(m) </del><ins>1834(m)(7) </ins>of the Social Security Act (42 <del>U.S.C. 1395m(m)) </del><ins>U.S.C.1395m(m)(7)) </ins>is amended—
  - (1) in <del>paragraph (4)(C)(i), </del><ins>the heading, </ins>by <del>striking “and (7)” and </del>inserting <del>“(7), and (8)”; </del><ins>“and certain mental health services” after “disorder services”; </ins>and
  - (2) by <del>adding at </del><ins>inserting “or on or after </ins>the <del>end </del><ins>emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), to an eligible telehealth individual for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder, as determined by </ins>the <del>following:</del><ins>Secretary,” after “as determined by the Secretary, ”.</ins>
    - <del>“(8) Treatment of mental health services furnished through telehealth—The geographic requirements described in paragraph (4)(C)(i) (other than applicable State law requirements, including State licensure requirements) shall not apply with respect to telehealth services that are mental health services (as determined by the Secretary) furnished on or after January 1, 2021, to an eligible telehealth individual at an originating site described in paragraph (4)(C)(ii) (other than an originating site described in subclause (IX) of such paragraph).”</del>
- (b) <del>Inclusion of the home as an originating site—</del><ins>Implementation—</ins> <del>Section 1834(m)(4)(C)(ii)(X) </del><ins>Notwithstanding any other provision </ins>of <del>such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(C)(ii)(X)) is amended by striking “paragraph (7)” and inserting “paragraphs (7) </del><ins>law, the Secretary of Health </ins>and <del>(8)”.</del><ins>Human Services may implement the amendments made by this section by interim final rule, program instruction, or otherwise.</ins>
- (c) <del>Additional services—</del> <del>As part of the implementation of the amendments made by this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consider whether additional services should be added to the services specified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) of section 1834(m) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) for authorized payment under paragraph (1) of such section.</del>