COVERAGE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS’ SERVICES WHEN PROVIDED OFF-SITE AS PART OF A TREATMENT PLAN.

SEC. 8423. COVERAGE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS’ SERVICES WHEN PROVIDED OFF-SITE AS PART OF A TREATMENT PLAN. (a) In General.—Section 1861(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ii)) is amended— (1) by inserting “on-site” before “at a community mental health center”, and (2) by inserting “, and such services that are necessarily furnished off-site (other than at an off-site office of such psychologist) as part of a treatment plan because of the inability of the individual furnished such services to travel to the center by reason of physical or mental impairment, because of institutionalization, or because of similar circumstances of the individual,” after “Public Health Service Act)”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 1989.