3.0.0 7391 2022-02-08T23:16:49Z 2022-02-08T23:16:49Z House HR 2020-06-26 116 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-26T13:00:15Z 2020-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 N H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 2020-06-26 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2020-06-26 True M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2020-07-31 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2020-07-31 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-07-31 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-08-21 False R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2020-11-17 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2020-11-17 False B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2020-11-17 False Health Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2020-06-26 Introduced in House 2020-10-16T13:31:48Z Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services (rather than for only certain services).

]]> Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020 Display Title Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7391ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7391ih.xml 2020-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.