3.0.0 1016 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z Senate S 2017-05-03 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-03T14:43:17Z CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 115 2556 HR 2017-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act 115 431 S 2017-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017 115 3482 HR 2017-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2017-05-03 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2017-05-03 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2017-05-03 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-05-03 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2017-05-03 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-05-03 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2017-05-15 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-05-15 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2017-05-15 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-05-15 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2017-05-15 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2017-05-15 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2017-05-15 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-05-23 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2017-10-18 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-10-18 False S001202 Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL] Luther Strange R AL 2017-10-23 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-10-23 False L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2017-11-16 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-11-16 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2018-03-08 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-03-08 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2018-03-19 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-03-19 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2018-06-11 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2018-06-11 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2018-09-04 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2018-12-13 False Health Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Digestive and metabolic diseases Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medicare Mental health Minority health Neurological disorders Rural conditions and development Health 00 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-05T18:46:00Z Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2017

This bill makes a series of changes to expand coverage of telehealth services under Medicare, including by exempting certain telehealth services (e.g., specified renal dialysis and stroke evaluation services) from originating site requirements.

]]> CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Display Title CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1016is/xml/BILLS-115s1016is.xml 2017-05-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.