Bill114th CongressFiled May 22, 2015Health
S. 1465
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 22, 2015)
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act or the FAST Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand access to certain stroke telehealth services to any originating site at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished, regardless of where the site is located; and (2) waive the facility fee for certain such originating sites.
What just happenedMay 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL](R-IL)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in SenateMay 22, 2015
- May 22, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - May 22, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate