H.R. 5425 · 117th Congress
Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
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O’HalleranSponsor6 cosponsors · 1 D, 5 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 29, 2021
Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill permanently (1) removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary), (2) allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services, (3) allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), and (4) expands coverage to include audio-only services for evaluation and management and behavioral health services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
Latest action (Sep 30, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 29, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.