[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 431 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 431

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the use of 
                telehealth for individuals with stroke.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2017

  Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the use of 
                telehealth for individuals with stroke.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Furthering Access to Stroke 
Telemedicine Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH STROKE.

    Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Treatment of stroke telehealth services.--
                    ``(A) Non-application of originating site 
                requirements.--The requirements described in paragraph 
                (4)(C) shall not apply with respect to telehealth 
                services furnished on or after January 1, 2018, for 
                purposes of evaluation of an acute stroke, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) No originating site facility fee.--The 
                Secretary shall not pay an originating site facility 
                fee (as described in paragraph (2)(B)) with respect to 
                such telehealth services.''.
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