S. 1309 · 117th Congress
Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act
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CollinsSponsor4 cosponsors · 2 D, 2 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act or the HEAT Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 22, 2021
Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act or the HEAT Act
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of home health services that are furnished via telehealth during a public health emergency, in accordance with specified requirements.
Specifically, the bill allows telehealth services to substitute for in-person home health services and to be considered as home health visits for purposes of payment under Medicare during a public health emergency. Such services (1) may not constitute more than 50% of the number of billable visits in a 30-day period, (2) must be furnished under a plan of care established by a practitioner with whom the beneficiary has an existing care relationship, and (3) must be furnished in accordance with the beneficiary's consent.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act
Also known as: HEAT Act
Latest action (Apr 22, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2170)
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 22, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.