3.0.0 8476 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:H.R. 8476.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H5639]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:00:45Z 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2020-10-01 True S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2020-11-17 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2020-11-18 False Health Child care and development Child health Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance Preschool education State and local government operations Health 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2020-11-06T17:30:33Z Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act

This bill requires several agencies to promote and evaluate the use of telehealth under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to states on ways to increase access to telehealth; (2) the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study the impact of telehealth on health care access, utilization, costs, and outcomes; and (3) the Government Accountability Office to evaluate federal interagency collaboration with respect to the provision of telehealth services to individuals under the age of 18.

]]> TIKES Act Display Title TIKES Act Short Title(s) as Introduced TIKES Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8476ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8476ih.xml 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.