1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act . 2. Strategies to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (a) Guidance Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue and disseminate guidance to States to clarify strategies to overcome existing barriers and increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.). Such guidance shall include technical assistance and best practices regarding— (1) telehealth delivery of covered services; (2) recommended voluntary billing codes, modifiers, and place-of-service designations for telehealth and other virtual health care services; (3) the simplification or alignment (including through reciprocity) of provider licensing, credentialing, and enrollment protocols with respect to telehealth across States, State Medicaid plans under such title XIX, and Medicaid managed care organizations, including during national public health emergencies; (4) existing strategies States can use to integrate telehealth and other virtual health care services into value-based health care models