H.R. 5833 · 116th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Robert Latta
- Introduced
- 2020-02-10
- Latest action
- 2020-02-10 · Introduced in House
Summary
This bill allows psychological evaluation requirements for Medicare coverage of specified neurostimulation services to be met via telehealth. The bill also expands Medicare coverage to include such telehealth services.