3.0.0 3593 2022-12-29T21:18:19Z 2022-12-29T21:18:19Z Senate S 2022-02-08 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-02-08T15:58:55Z Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act 117 7573 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2022-02-08 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2022-02-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2022-02-08 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2022-02-17 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2022-02-17 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2022-03-08 False Health Accounting and auditing Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Drug trafficking and controlled substances Emergency medical services and trauma care Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet, web applications, social media Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Prescription drugs Right of privacy Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication Health 00 2022-02-08 Introduced in Senate 2022-05-27T13:36:30Z Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act

This bill expands and otherwise modifies coverage of telehealth services under Medicare until two years after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Specifically, the bill (1) allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (2) allows for Medicare payment of outpatient critical access hospital services consisting of telehealth behavioral therapy, (3) conditions payment for certain high-cost laboratory tests and durable medical equipment that are ordered via telehealth on at least one in-person visit during the preceding 12-month period, and (4) allows Schedule II through V controlled substances to be prescribed online if a practitioner has conducted a telehealth evaluation with video.

The bill also generally extends any Medicare telehealth flexibilities that were granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency until two years after the emergency ends.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must report on the effects of changes that were made during the emergency period with respect to the provision or availability of telehealth services under Medicare. The CMS must also award grants to state Medicaid programs to allow them to report on similar information.

]]> Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act Display Title Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and to evaluate the impact of telehealth services on Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3593is/xml/BILLS-117s3593is.xml 2022-02-08 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.