Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 29, 2021)
Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill permanently (1) removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary), (2) allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services, (3) allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), and (4) expands coverage to include audio-only services for evaluation and management and behavioral health services.
What just happenedSep 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 29, 2021
- Sep 30, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Sep 29, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Sep 29, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Sep 29, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 29, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House