Bill116th CongressFiled Jul 20, 2020Health
S. 4230
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 20, 2020)
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020
This bill permanently excludes mental health services and certain evaluation and management services that are furnished via telehealth from certain originating site requirements under Medicare. Under current law, these telehealth services are excluded from such requirements through the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What just happenedJul 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR](D-OR)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
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- Introduced in SenateJul 20, 2020
- Jul 20, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Introduced in Senate