Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act.
The Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide education and outreach about Medicare coverage for occupational therapy services treating mental health and substance use disorders. Specifically, it directs the Secretary to clarify how these services are covered under the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual using standard medical billing codes (HCPCS). This education must be completed within one year of the bill's enactment. The goal is to improve understanding of existing Medicare coverage for occupational therapy in mental health and substance use treatment, without changing current benefit rules.
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Introduced Jun 17, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Timothy M. Kennedy
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Becca Balint
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Don Bacon
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Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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John W. Mannion
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Jonathan L. Jackson
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Lateefah Simon
DDemocratic
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Madeleine Dean
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Mark Pocan
DDemocratic
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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
RRepublican
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