3.0.0 4854 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z Senate S 2020-10-23 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-23T18:24:51Z HEAT Act 116 8677 HR 2020-10-23 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-10-23 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6415-6416) IntroReferral 2020-10-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-10-23 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-11-17 False Health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medicare Telephone and wireless communication Health 00 2020-10-23 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-28T16:40:01Z 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.

]]> HEAT Act Display Title HEAT Act Short Title(s) as Introduced HEAT Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide payments for home health services furnished via visual or audio telecommunication systems during an emergency period. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4854is/xml/BILLS-116s4854is.xml 2020-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6415-6416) 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.