Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1592 To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 15, 2023 Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Occupational Therapy 4 Mental Health Parity Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. CLARIFYING COVERAGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THER- 6 APY UNDER MEDICARE. 7 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 8 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 9 shall provide education and outreach to stakeholders about 10 the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual with respect to occu- 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:38 May 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1592.IS S1592 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 1592 IS pational therapy services furnished to individuals under 1 the Medicare program for the treatment of a substance 2 use or mental health disorder diagnosis using applicable 3 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) 4 codes. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:38 May 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1592.IS S1592 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB