3.0.0 57 2023-01-11T13:47:29Z 2023-01-11T13:47:29Z Senate S 2021-01-27 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-01-27T17:17:10Z ACCESS Act 117 596 HR 2021-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-01-27 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-01-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2021-01-27 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-01-27 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2021-01-27 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-01-27 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-01-27 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2021-01-27 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2021-01-27 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-01-27 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2021-01-27 True K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2021-04-13 False Health Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Nursing Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Health 00 2021-01-27 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-17T18:47:02Z Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill provides funding to increase access to telehealth services and virtual visits in skilled and other nursing facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

Specifically, the bill provides additional funding for FY2021, to remain available through FY2022, to the Telehealth Resource Center Program to address barriers to telehealth faced by skilled and other nursing facilities. The Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources and Services Administration manages this program.

In addition, the bill provides funding for FY2021, to remain available through one month after the emergency period ends, to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to nursing facilities to support virtual visits for residents during the COVID-19 emergency. HHS must develop relevant guidance for these grants within 15 days. HHS must also coordinate with the Federal Communications Commission on these grants.

]]> ACCESS Act Display Title ACCESS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced ACCESS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Advancing Con­nec­tiv­ity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s57is/xml/BILLS-117s57is.xml 2021-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.