[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8148 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8148

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for the 
             furnishing of audio-only telehealth services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2024

    Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) 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 allow for the 
             furnishing of audio-only telehealth services.

    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 ``Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWING FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUDIO-ONLY TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(m)(9)) is amended in the first sentence to read as follows: ``The 
Secretary shall provide coverage and payment under this part for 
telehealth services identified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph that are furnished via an audio-only 
communications system on or after the first day of the emergency period 
described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).''.
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