3.0.0 341 2023-01-11T13:43:34Z 2023-01-11T13:43:34Z House HR 2021-01-15 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 9 (Friday, January 15, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas:H.R. 341.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H199]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-02T15:16:54Z Referred to 2021-01-15T16:01:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-01-15T15:15:59Z Referred to 2021-01-15T16:01:35Z Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 117 1704 S 2021-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2021 117 2097 S 2021-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 117 5981 HR 2021-11-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-02-02 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-01-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-01-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-01-15 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 N Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Digestive and metabolic diseases Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Income tax deductions Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2021-01-15 Introduced in House 2021-05-10T16:25:11Z Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021

This bill makes permanent several telehealth flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), particularly with respect to Medicare coverage of telehealth services.

For example, the bill permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services under Medicare. Payment must be made in the same manner as for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The bill also permanently allows beneficiaries to receive Medicare telehealth services at any site, regardless of type or location, and grants the CMS general authority to waive any other requirements as it deems appropriate.

]]> Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 Display Title Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities established in response to COVID-19. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr341ih/xml/BILLS-117hr341ih.xml 2021-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.