3.0.0 2068 2023-01-11T13:19:31Z 2023-01-11T13:19:31Z House H HR 2009-04-23 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T15:32:27Z Referred to 2009-04-23T14:09:26Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-04-23T14:09:27Z 2009-04-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-04-23 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-04-23 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 N S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 2009-04-23 True T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2009-04-23 True J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2009-04-23 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-05-07 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2009-05-07 False Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2009-05-21 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2009-05-21 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2009-05-21 False M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2009-05-21 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2009-06-16 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2009-06-18 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2009-06-23 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2009-07-09 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2009-07-10 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2009-09-09 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-09-09 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2009-09-14 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2009-10-13 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2009-10-13 False H001046 Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 1 2009-10-29 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2009-11-17 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2009-12-02 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2010-04-20 False Health Advisory bodies Alaska Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Executive agency funding and structure Hawaii Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Telephone and wireless communication Health 00 2009-04-23 Introduced in House 2009-05-05T20:40:02Z Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act regarding telehealth services (furnished via a telecommunication system by a physician to an enrolled individual).

Removes current geographic restrictions on the provision of such services.

Extends the meaning of store-and-forward technology, for any federal telemedicine demonstration program in Alaska or Hawaii, to include any telehealth program that has received any federal support from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMMS), the Indian Health Service, or the Health Services and Resources Administration (HSRA).

Authorizes a renal dialysis facility to participate in the telehealth program.

Authorizes payment of eligible telehealth providers or suppliers other than a physician or telemedicine practitioner. Declares that any telemedicine practitioner credentialed by a hospital in compliance with the Joint Commission Standards for Telemedicine shall be considered in compliance with Medicare condition of participation and reimbursement credentialing requirements for telemedicine services.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to treat telehealth services furnished by a home health agency as a home health visit for Medicare purposes.

Authorizes coverage of remote patient management services, including home health remote patient management services, for certain chronic health conditions.

Directs the Secretary to establish a fee schedule for home health remote patient management services.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the CMMS Administrator should be encouraged to: (1) expand the types of medical conditions for which remote patient management services are reimbursed under Medicare; (2) provide for separate, non-bundled Medicare payment for such services; and (3) create, revise, and adjust codes for the accurate reporting and billing for such payment.

Establishes the Telehealth Advisory Committee. Requires the Secretary to take its recommendations into account when adding or deleting telehealth services and in establishing related CMMS policies.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the HSRA Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, to make grants to expand access via telehealth to health care services for individuals in medically underserved rural, frontier, and urban areas.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

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