Bill · S. 2847· Senate(119-S-2847)
Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act
- Introduced
- 9/17/2025
- Last activity
- 9/17/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Maggie Hassan
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide education and outreach to stakeholders within one year of the Act's enactment. This outreach focuses on the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual regarding occupational therapy services for people with mental health or substance use disorder diagnoses using specific HCPCS codes.
Yes· 3 of 11
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+4
Directly benefits Medicare beneficiaries, who are primarily seniors, by clarifying therapy coverage.
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?+4
Specifically targets occupational therapy for mental health and substance use disorders.
Would retired people be better off under this?+4
Retirees using Medicare will benefit from clarified coverage of essential therapy services.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Education on Medicare Benefits: The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide education and outreach about the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual. This could help stakeholders better understand how to access occupational therapy services for substance use or mental health disorder diagnoses (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For People With Disabilities+4Good For Retirees+4Good For Seniors+4Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Middle Class Households+2Good For High Income Households+1
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+3Improves Healthcare Access+2Improves Opioid Crisis Response+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Disability Rights+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+1
- 9/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Tim ScottRepublican · South Carolina