To condition receipt of State funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce on adoption by the State of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 30, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 30, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires states and physician licensing boards to promote interstate medical practice and interstate telemedicine, respectively. It does this by adding conditions to certain funding managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Specifically, to receive funding from HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce, states must join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact within three years. This compact expedites multistate licensing of qualified physicians.
Additionally, to receive certain grants to address barriers to telemedicine, physician licensing boards must carry out campaigns to encourage interstate telemedicine use by specialists. The bill also reauthorizes these grants from FY2021-FY2025.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2020 to Nov 18, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Oct 30, 2020 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | Oct 30, 2020 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Oct 30, 2020 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Nov 17, 2020 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Nov 18, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Health
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2020Introduced in House
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