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H.R. 7663 · 116th Congress

Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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47 cosponsors · 30 D, 17 R

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 16, 2020

Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill (1) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during national emergencies, (2) allows rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (3) removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and (3) allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services (rather than for only certain services).

Additionally, the CMS must report on the utilization of telehealth services specifically during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020

Latest action (Jul 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.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 16, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.