# 119-hr-1867: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.

119-hr-1867, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1867
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand Medicare telehealth coverage for mental health and substance use disorder care.** This bill would remove certain location limits and erase looming sunset dates so Medicare can use telehealth more widely for diagnosing, evaluating, and treating mental health conditions and substance use disorders. - Medicare patients with mental health or substance use disorder diagnoses: Could get telehealth for treatment and co‑occurring care without the usual geographic restrictions for services furnished on or after July 1, 2020 for SUD treatment and on or after the end of the emergency period for mental health care. - Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): Strikes the April 1, 2025 sunset so mental health visits provided by RHCs and FQHCs can continue to be billed via telehealth indefinitely. - Clinicians and program oversight: Gives the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary authority to determine who is an eligible telehealth patient and when the expanded rules apply.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Medicare telehealth and clinic mental health: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare would drop in-person location limits for telehealth mental health and substance use care. For substance use treatment, this would apply to services on or after July 1, 2020. For mental health care, it would start the day after the COVID-era emergency ends, at allowed sites. It…

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- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-1867 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1867)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1867 (as of 2026-04-21).