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| 2 | 2 | 118THCONGRESS | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | STSESSION S. 1592 | |
| 5 | 5 | To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program. | |
| 6 | 6 | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | |
| 7 | 7 | MAY15, 2023 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ms. H | |
| 9 | 9 | ASSAN(for herself and Mr. SCOTTof South Carolina) introduced the | |
| 10 | 10 | following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance | |
| 11 | 11 | A BILL | |
| 12 | 12 | To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the | |
| 13 | 13 | Medicare program. | |
| 14 | 14 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 | |
| 15 | 15 | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 | |
| 17 | 17 | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Occupational Therapy 4 | |
| 18 | 18 | Mental Health Parity Act’’. 5 | |
| 19 | 19 | SEC. 2. CLARIFYING COVERAGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THER-6 | |
| 20 | 20 | APY UNDER MEDICARE. 7 | |
| 21 | 21 | Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 8 | |
| 22 | 22 | of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 9 | |
| 23 | 23 | shall provide education and outreach to stakeholders about 10 | |
| 24 | 24 | the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual with respect to occu-11 | |
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| 27 | 27 | •S 1592 IS | |
| 28 | 28 | pational therapy services furnished to individuals under 1 | |
| 29 | 29 | the Medicare program for the treatment of a substance 2 | |
| 30 | 30 | use or mental health disorder diagnosis using applicable 3 | |
| 31 | 31 | Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) 4 | |
| 32 | 32 | codes. 5 | |
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