Congress 114 - HR 2799 - FAST Act

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Health Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Neurological disorders User charges and fees

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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.

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Jun 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 17, 2015

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.
Jun 17, 2015

Introduced in House

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