H.R. 7876 · 117th Congress
Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act
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This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 24, 2022
Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill extends through 2024 certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services), and (3) other types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act
Latest action (May 24, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 24, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.