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<dc:title>117 HR 8493 IH: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2022-07-26</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8493</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20220726">July 26, 2022</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="B001260">Mr. Buchanan</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="J000292">Mr. Johnson of Ohio</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S001135">Mrs. Steel</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name>, and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HWM00">Ways and Means</committee-name>, 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</action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HF0C30F03D3CC4351B6B5CD1E589BEF4C" style="OLC"> 
<section id="HCC4C0F89C8AA4D41829CAFD0CD23B6B0" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Removing geographic requirements and expanding originating sites for telehealth services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395m">42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6452746AA4684D1CB4CC6FD2D9DAF694" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(iii) by striking <quote>during the 151-day period beginning on</quote> and inserting <quote>on or after</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> 
<paragraph id="HEAAA4CAEE20C4DE6BB4D956D7121D502" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) by striking <quote>during the 151-day period beginning on</quote> and inserting <quote>on or after</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body></bill>

