Equal Access to Care Act
Latest action · Jun 17, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Equal Access to Care Act
This bill temporarily authorizes a health care provider who is physically located and duly licensed in one state to provide telehealth services to individuals in one or more additional states in which the provider is not licensed during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 17, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 17, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Prescription drugs
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2020Introduced in Senate
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