Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2020 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.
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.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanded Telehealth Access Act
This bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide telehealth services under Medicare, and includes specified related services as eligible Medicare telehealth services.
Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it has done so to allow all providers that are otherwise eligible to furnish in-person services under Medicare to also furnish telehealth services.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Nov 16, 2020Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Home and outpatient care
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2020Introduced in House
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