[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8491 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8491

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligible 
             practitioners to furnish telehealth services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2022

 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Valadao) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligible 
             practitioners to furnish telehealth services.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANDING PRACTITIONERS ELIGIBLE TO FURNISH TELEHEALTH 
              SERVICES.

    Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``for the 151-day period''; and
            (2) by striking ``of the period at the end of the emergency 
        sentence'' and inserting ``of the emergency period''.
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