TIKES Act
Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act
This bill requires several agencies to promote and evaluate the use of telehealth under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to states on ways to increase access to telehealth; (2) the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study the impact of telehealth on health care access, utilization, costs, and outcomes; and (3) the Government Accountability Office to evaluate federal interagency collaboration with respect to the provision of telehealth services to individuals under the age of 18.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2020 to Nov 18, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Oct 1, 2020 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Nov 17, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Nov 18, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 171, October 1, 2020, page H5639.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1397 | TIKES Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 27, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- TIKES Act
- Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Medicaid
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Preschool education
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
