Bills · HR 3884
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 3884Health
Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025
INTRO JUN 10· LAST ACTION JUN 10
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill matters because it addresses significant barriers to mental and behavioral health care access. Many people, especially those on Medicare, struggle to find or regularly attend in-person therapy or counseling due to distance, disability, or lack of transportation. By removing the mandatory in-person visit requirement, this bill ensures that people can receive uninterrupted care from the comfort and convenience of their homes.
If this bill becomes law, it means more consistent access to mental and behavioral health support, which can lead to better health outcomes and a reduction in mental health crises. If it doesn't pass, Medicare beneficiaries will continue to face the hurdle of periodic in-person visits, potentially disrupting their care or preventing them from seeking help at all, especially when in-person options are scarce or inconvenient.
KEY PROVISIONS
3AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Expands the scope of telehealth services covered by Medicare to explicitly include 'behavioral health services' alongside 'mental health services.'
This ensures a broader range of therapeutic and counseling services are clearly covered under the new, more flexible telehealth rules.
PROVISION 02
Removes the requirement that Medicare beneficiaries must have an initial in-person visit and subsequent periodic in-person visits to receive mental and behavioral health services through telehealth from their home.
This is a critical change that significantly improves access and continuity of care by eliminating a major logistical barrier for patients seeking remote mental health support.
PROVISION 03
The amendments made by this bill would take effect retroactively, as if they were included in a law passed in December 2020 (the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021).
This retroactive effective date ensures that there is seamless, continuous coverage under these new, more flexible rules for mental and behavioral health telehealth services.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 21
D· California
YRS IN OFFICE
21
BILLS LED
29
COSPONSOR BREAKDOWNBIPARTISAN · 28%
DEM 18 REP 3 IND 0
ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSJUN 10
Introduced in House
JUN 10
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.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 3884
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJun 10, 2025
Last actionJun 10, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JUN 10, 2025
House BillHR 3884Health
Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025
INTRODUCED JUN 10, 2025· LAST ACTION JUN 10, 2025
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READING
1 min
COSPONSORS
21
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