S. 1465 · 114th Congress
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
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This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand access to certain stroke telehealth services to any originating site at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished, regardless of where the site is located; and (2) waive the facility fee for certain such originating sites.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 22, 2015
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act or the FAST Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand access to certain stroke telehealth services to any originating site at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished, regardless of where the site is located; and (2) waive the facility fee for certain such originating sites.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
Also known as: FAST Act
Latest action (May 22, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 22, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.