Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 6, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanded Telehealth Access Act
This bill expands the types of health care practitioners who may provide telehealth services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide telehealth services under Medicare. It also specifically allows occupational therapy assistants and physical therapist assistants to provide such services.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2023 to Dec 10, 2024; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 3, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jan 12, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Dec 5, 2024 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 10, 2024 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 6, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2023 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 6, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 6, 2023Referred 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.
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. 169, no. 98, June 6, 2023, page H2765.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-804 | RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pages | Finance Committee | May 16, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-781 | BOLSTERING CHRONIC CARE THROUGH MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT290 pages | Finance Committee | Apr 11, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-743 | ENSURING MEDICARE BENEFICIARY ACCESS: A PATH TO TELEHEALTH PERMANENCY122 pages | Finance Committee | Nov 14, 2023 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48555 | Regulating Artificial Intelligence: U.S. and International Approaches and Considerations for Congress | Report | Jun 4, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2880 | Expanded Telehealth Access Act | Related bill | Sep 21, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 6, 2023Introduced 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.
