# 116-hr-8060: Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act

116-hr-8060, Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8060
- Congress: 116
- Title: Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-08-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover in-person mental health or substance use disorder services to cover such services on equal terms via telehealth (i.e., information technology used to aid treatment and diagnosis at a physical distance) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, this bill requires, among other things, plans to cover such telehealth services at the same rate as in-person services, exclude charges for facility fees, and provide information about how to access such services.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8060 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8060)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8060 (as of 2025-11-18).