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aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="fusion-alert-content">On December 21, President Biden signed the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2024/12/21/press-release-bill-signed-h-r-10545/">American Relief Act, 2025 </a>into law, which provides government funding through March 14, 2025. Medicare telehealth flexibilities were extended until <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10545/text#toc-H61EDF9841E6C43E8AC9148C59C153CF6">March 31, 2025</a>. </span></span></div></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:850px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-blend-mode: overlay;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-1"><p><em>Please find recent legislation below that the Alliance for Connected Care is tracking due to significant telehealth or remote patient monitoring provisions. </em></p> <p><h2 id="tablepress-15-name" class="tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-15">118th Congress - Introduced Legislation</h2> <span id="tablepress-15-description" class="tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-15">Updated 1/24/2024</span> <table id="tablepress-15" class="tablepress tablepress-id-15" aria-labelledby="tablepress-15-name" aria-describedby="tablepress-15-description"> <thead> <tr class="row-1 odd"> <th class="column-1">Introduced Legislation</th><th class="column-2">Bill Number</th><th class="column-3">Sponsor</th><th class="column-4">Support</th><th class="column-5">Summary</th><th class="column-6">Committee of Jurisdiction</th><th class="column-7">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3651/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telemental Health Care Access Act</td><td class="column-2">S. 3651</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Cassidy (R-LA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would ensure coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced January 24, 2024</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7005/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024</td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7005</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Curtis (R-UT)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">Introduced January 17, 2024</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6801/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RPM Cost Sharing Elimination Study Act of 2023</td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6801</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would ensure that remote physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">Introduced December 14, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3430/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023</td><td class="column-2">S. 3430</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Wyden (D-OR)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid. Specifically, the bill would establish a Medicare incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through telehealth, provide guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under the Medicare program, ensure timely communication regarding telehealth and interstate licensure requirements, and facilitate accessibility for behavioral health services furnished through telehealth. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced December 7, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6364/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023</td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6364</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Balderson (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (4)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would maintain certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced November 13, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-7 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3193/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act</td><td class="column-2">S. 3193</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (17)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">Introduced November 1, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-8 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3021/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3021</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Sinema (I-AZ)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to COVID–19</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced October 4, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-9 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6534/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6534/S. 1077</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Salinas (D-OR)<br /> <br /> Sen. Rounds (R-SD)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)<br /> <br /> Bipartisan (4)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would establish a home-based telemental health care demonstration program for purposes of increasing mental health and substance use services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">Senate: Introduced March 30, 2023<br /> <br /> House: Introduced November 30, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-10 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2880/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expanded Telehealth Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2880</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Daines (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would expand the type of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced September 21, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-11 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5611/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth (HEALTH) Act of 2023</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5611</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Thompson (R-PA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced September 20, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-12 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2840/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2840</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Sanders (I-VT)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would improve access to and the quality of primary health care and the expand the health workforce. Specifically, the bill would prohibit hospitals from charging health plans and issuers a facility fee for services provided in off-campus HOPDs and for many services in on-campus HOPDs, including evaluation and management, telehealth and others. </td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">Passed Senate HELP Committee by a vote of 14-7. The workforce provisions were included in the CR package. </td> </tr> <tr class="row-13 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5541/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5541</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Latta (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">Introduced September 18, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-14 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5394/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expanding Remote Monitoring Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5394</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Balderson (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would ensure appropriate access to remote monitoring services furnished under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced September 12, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-15 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5308/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5308</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Langworthy (R-NY)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (21)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would reauthorize the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program of the Department of Agriculture.</td><td class="column-6">House Agriculture Committee</td><td class="column-7">Introduced August 29, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-16 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5163/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5163</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Trone (D-MD)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Judiciary</td><td class="column-7">Introduced August 4, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-17 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2447/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Strengthening Telehealth and Education for Rural Communities Act of 2023</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2447</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Rosen (D-NV)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would reauthorize the distance learning and telemedicine grant program.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</td><td class="column-7">Introduced July 20, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-18 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/824" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 824</td><td class="column-3">Rep. DelBene (D-WA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would treat benefits for telehealth services offered under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Education and Workforce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: February 2, 2023<br /> <br /> Advanced out of Education and Workforce Committee: June 30, 2023<br /> <br /> Advanced out of Energy & Commerce on July 19, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-19 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2016/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 4189/S. 2016</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Thompson (D-CA)<br /> <br /> Sen. Schatz (D-HI)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (3)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (59)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would expand access to telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means<br /> <br /> Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced June 15, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-20 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3875/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expanded Telehealth Access Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 3875</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Sherrill (D-NJ)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (34)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced June 6, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-21 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1843/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Expansion Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 1843/S. 1001</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Steel (R-CA)<br /> <br /> Sen. Daines (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (11)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means<br /> <br /> Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced March 28, 2023<br /> <br /> Advanced out of Committee: June 8, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-22 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3432/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telemental Health Care Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 3432</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Matsui (D-CA)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced May 17, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-23 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3440/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 3440/S. 1636</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Pappas (D-NH)<br /> <br /> Sen. Manchin (D-WV)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (5)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means<br /> <br /> Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced May 17, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-24 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2853/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expanding Care in the Home Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 2853</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Smith (R-NE)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would expand access to clinical care in the home.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced April 25, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-25 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1746" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 1746</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Doggett (D-TX)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would establish requirements for the provision of certain high-cost durable medical equipment and laboratory testing.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: March 23, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-26 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1745" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 1745</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Doggett (D-TX)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would strengthen health care waste, fraud, and abuse provisions.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: March 23, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-27 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/731" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Health Savings Account (HSA) Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 731</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Kennedy (R-LA)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would make permanent the permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for purposes of health savings accounts.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: March 9, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-28 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/730" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enhance Access to Support Essential (EASE) Behavioral Health Services Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 730</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Kennedy (R-LA)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would provide for Medicare and Medicaid mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: March 9, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-29 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/729 rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audio-Only Telehealth for Emergencies Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 729</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Kennedy (R-LA)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would provide for the waiver of certain telehealth requirements to permit reimbursement for audio-only telehealth services under the Medicare program during emergency declarations.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: March 9, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-30 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1144" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Department of Veterans Affairs Telehealth Strategy Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 1144</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Rosendale (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would develop a strategy for telehealth furnished by the Veterans Health Administration and submit a report on end-user devices distributed by the Secretary to veterans to facilitate such telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">House Veterans' Affairs</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: February 21, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-31 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1110" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 1110</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Balderson (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: February 21, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-32 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/635" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 635</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Rosendale (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would permanently include certain HCPCS codes as telehealth services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: January 30, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-33 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/207" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2023</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 207</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Schweikert (R-AZ)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means; Veterans' Affairs</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: January 9, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-34 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/197" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rural Telehealth Expansion Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 197</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Rosendale (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">N/A</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would include store-and-forward technologies as telecommunications systems through which telehealth services may be furnished for payment under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: January 9, 2023</td> </tr> <tr class="row-35 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Permanent Telehealth from Home Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 134</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Buchanan (R-FL)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Introduced: January 9, 2023</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <style type="text/css">#accordion-1889-1 .fusion-panel:hover{ border-color: #e0dede } #accordion-1889-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#e0dede; }.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 16px; width: 16px;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-title a{font-size:28px;color:#25aae2;font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:700;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .toggle-content{font-size:14px;color:#333333;font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:400;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #333333;border-color: #333333;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-title a:not(.active):hover, #accordion-1889-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #65bc7b;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-title a:not(.active):hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #65bc7b!important;border-color: #65bc7b!important;}</style><div class="accordian fusion-accordian"><div class="panel-group" id="accordion-1889-1"><style type="text/css">.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-637d7fdbb16e466ac .panel-title a{}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-637d7fdbb16e466ac .toggle-content{}</style><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-637d7fdbb16e466ac"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="637d7fdbb16e466ac" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-1889-1" data-target="#637d7fdbb16e466ac" href="#637d7fdbb16e466ac"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">117th Congress</span></a></h4></div><div id="637d7fdbb16e466ac" class="panel-collapse collapse "><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <h2 id="tablepress-13-name" class="tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-13">117th Congress - Introduced Legislation</h2> <span id="tablepress-13-description" class="tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-13"></span> <table id="tablepress-13" class="tablepress tablepress-id-13" aria-labelledby="tablepress-13-name" aria-describedby="tablepress-13-description"> <thead> <tr class="row-1 odd"> <th class="column-1">Introduced Legislation</th><th class="column-2">Bill Number</th><th class="column-3">Sponsor</th><th class="column-4">Support</th><th class="column-5">Summary</th><th class="column-6">Committee of Jurisdiction</th><th class="column-7">Date Introduced</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8489?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%228489%22%2C%228489%22%5D%7D&s=4&r=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8489</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8489</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Schweikert (R-AZ)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would extend certain telehealth services and requirements.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 26, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8491?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%228491%22%2C%228491%22%5D%7D&s=5&r=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8491</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8491</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Kelly (R-PA)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 26, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8493?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%228493%22%2C%228493%22%5D%7D&s=6&r=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8493</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8493</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Buchanan (R-FL)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 26, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8497?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%228497%22%2C%228497%22%5D%7D&s=7&r=4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8497</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8497</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Hern (R-OK)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 26, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8505?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%228505%22%2C%228505%22%5D%7D&s=8&r=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8505</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8505</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Miller (R-WV)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would permit the use of telehealth for purposes of recertification of eligibility for hospice care.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">July 26, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-7 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8506?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%228506%22%2C%228506%22%5D%7D&s=9&r=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8506</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8506</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Murphy (R-NC)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 26, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-8 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8515?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%228515%22%2C%228515%22%5D%7D&s=10&r=9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8515</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8515</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Smith (R-MO)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would allow for the furnishing of audio-only telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 26, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-9 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8229" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telemental Health Parity Act of 2022</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8229</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Manning (D-NC)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would clarify the applicability of certain parity provisions to mental health and substance use disorder telehealth benefits.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Education & Labor; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">June 24, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-10 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8180" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Undertaking Needed Investments in Therapy, Education, and De-Escalation Act of 2022</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8180</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Gonzales (R-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools and improve access to mental health and crisis care.The bill would deliver funding to nine key areas, including extending emergency telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">June 22, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-11 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8169?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Rural+Telehealth+Access+Task+Force+Act%22%2C%22Rural%22%2C%22Telehealth%22%2C%22Access%22%2C%22Task%22%2C%22Force%22%2C%22Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8169</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Pence (R-IN)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would establish a task force to determine how to address barriers to the adoption of telehealth technology and access to broadband internet access services in rural areas. The task force would consist of federal officials and would need to make a report to Congress within 18 months.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">June 22, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-12 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2938/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22To+make+our+communities+safer.%22%2C%22To%22%2C%22make%22%2C%22our%22%2C%22communities%22%2C%22safer.%22%5D%7D&r=2&s=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bipartisan Safer Communities Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2938</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Rubio (R-FL)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would address and reduce gun violence across the nation. The bill includes a provision which requires the Secretary of HHS to provide technical assistance and issue guidance to states on improving access to telehealth for services covered under Medicaid and CHIP. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Environment & Public Works</td><td class="column-7">Became Public Law on June 25, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-13 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7878?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%227878%22%2C%227878%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kidney Health Connect Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7878/S. 4307</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Wenstrup (R-OH)<br /> <br /> Sen. Warner (D-VA)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (3)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation allows dialysis clinics to serve as originating sites for telehealth services and ensures patients are not responsible for any additional fees associated with their use.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce<br /> <br /> Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">House: May 24, 2022<br /> <br /> Senate: May 25, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-14 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7876?loclr=cga-search" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7876</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Smith (R-NE)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation would extend certain telehealth flexibilities for two years, giving patients and providers certainty while Congress works to make them permanent.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">May 24, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-15 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7667?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Food+and+Drug+Amendments+%28FDA%29+of+2022%22%2C%22Food%22%2C%22and%22%2C%22Drug%22%2C%22Amendments%22%2C%22%28FDA%29%22%2C%22of%22%2C%222022%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Food and Drug Amendments of 2022</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R.7667</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Eshoo (D-CA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">This package of bills reauthorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements, secure supply chains, and lower drug costs. The legislative package includes a section on how telehealth can support decentralized clinical trials, particularly for subject recruitment and retention.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">May 6, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-16 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7666" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R.7666</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Pallone (D-NJ)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 would reauthorize certain programs relating to mental health and substance use disorders.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">May 6, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-17 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4039/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Medicaid+Ensuring+Necessary+Telehealth+is+Available+Long-term+%28MENTAL%29+Health+for+Kids%22%2C%22Medicaid%22%2C%22Ensuring%22%2C%22Necessary%22%2C%22Telehealth%22%2C%22is%22%2C%22Available%22%2C%22Long-term%22%2C%22%28MENTAL%29%22%2C%22Health%22%2C%22for%22%2C%22Kids%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MENTAL Health for Kids and Underserved Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4039</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Thune (R-SD)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">This bipartisan legislation would direct the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue guidance to states on options to increase access to behavioral health services and treatment via telehealth for children and underserved Americans.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">April 7, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-18 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7353?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+7353%22%2C%22H.R.%22%2C%227353%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7353</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Walorski (R-IN)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (4)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Affordable Care Act to allow all employees—including part-time and seasonal workers—to receive this excepted benefit. Under the legislation, any stand-alone telehealth service would remain separate from traditional medical plans and would not serve as a replacement.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor; Ways and Means</td><td class="column-7">March 31, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-19 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3937?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Home-Based+Telemental+Health+Care+Act+of+2022%22%2C%22Home-Based%22%2C%22Telemental%22%2C%22Health%22%2C%22Care%22%2C%22Act%22%2C%22of%22%2C%222022%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3937</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Rounds (R-SD)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022 would establish a home-based telemental health care demonstration program for purposes of increasing mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">March 28, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-20 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2471?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22consolidated+appropriations+2022%22%2C%22consolidated%22%2C%22appropriations%22%2C%222022%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 2471</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Jeffries (D-NY)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (7)</td><td class="column-5">The Consolidated Appropriations of 2022 would make consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September <br /> 30, 2022, and provide emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine.</td><td class="column-6">House Rules Committee Print</td><td class="column-7">Signed into Law on March 15, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-21 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3593">Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S.3593/ H.R. 7573</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV)<br /> <br /> Rep. Axne (D-IA)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (4)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The bill would extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and to evaluate the impact of telehealth services on Medicare beneficiaries</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means; Judiciary</td><td class="column-7">Senate: February 8, 2022<br /> <br /> House: 4/26/2022</td> </tr> <tr class="row-22 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6202?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%2C%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=4&s=2">Telehealth Extension Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6202</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Doggett (D-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (62)</td><td class="column-5">The bill would establish requirements for the provision of certain high-cost durable medical equipment and laboratory testing; to extend and expand access to telehealth services. Specifically, the legislation would permanently lift geographic and site-based restrictions, provide a two-year temporary extension of COVID-19 emergency telehealth waivers and others. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">December 9, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-23 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6000/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%2C%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=8&s=2">Cures 2.0 Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6000</td><td class="column-3">Rep. DeGette (D-CO)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (98)</td><td class="column-5">In addition to creating a new advanced research agency for health (ARPA-H), the legislation would increase access to telehealth services for Medicare and Medicaid patients, including those covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, to ensure more Americans are getting the help they need, when they need it. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means; Budget; Science, Space, and Technology; Agriculture; Education and Labor; Armed Services; Natural Resources; Veterans' Affairs; Homeland Security; Judiciary</td><td class="column-7">November 17, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-24 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5837/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%2C%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=18&s=2">H.R.5837 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5837</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Curtis (R-UT)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The legislation specifically allows Medicare providers to prescribe Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) through telehealth without an initial in-person visit.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means; Judiciary </td><td class="column-7">November 3, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-25 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5787/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%2C%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=23&s=2">Department of Veterans Affairs Telehealth Strategy Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5787</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Rosendale (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (13)</td><td class="column-5">Would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a strategy for telehealth furnished by the Veterans Health Administration and submit a report on end-user devices distributed by the Secretary to veterans to facilitate such telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">House Veterans' Affairs</td><td class="column-7">October 28, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-26 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5541/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%2C%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=51&s=4">Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R.5541</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Schneider (D-IL)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (7)</td><td class="column-5">Would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">October 8, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-27 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5506" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 5506</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Pence (R-IN)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Rural Telehealth Access Act Task Force Act will establish a Rural Telehealth Access Task Force to determine how to address barriers to the adoption of telehealth technology and access to broadband internet access service in rural areas, and for other purposes.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy and Commerce, Agriculture</td><td class="column-7">October 8, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-28 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4918?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=12&s=2">Rural Telehealth Expansion Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 4918</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Rosendale (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Rural Telehealth Expansion Act would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include store-and-forward technologies as telecommunications systems through which telehealth services may be furnished for payment under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">August 3, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-29 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2576?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=19&s=2">RUSH Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2576/H.R. 4890</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Thune (R-SD)<br /> <br /> Rep. Kuster (D-NH)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The RUSH Act would facilitate greater use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. The legislation would establish a program to allow qualified group practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B of the Medicare program to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">Senate: July 30, 2021 <br /> <br /> House: July 30, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-30 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4770?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+4770%22%5D%7D&s=4&r=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth (EDOT) During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2021</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R.4770</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Kelly (D-IL)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The EDOT During the COVID-19 Emergency Act would study the effects of changes to telehealth under the Medicare and Medicaid programs during the COVID-19 emergency. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">July 28, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-31 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4748/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=2&s=3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">HEALTH Act of 2021 </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R.4748</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Cawthorn (R-NC)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">H.R.4748 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise HIPAA regulations to ensure patient access to telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 28, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-32 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4670/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=3&s=3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021 (A-START)</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R.4670 </td><td class="column-3">Rep. Schweikert (R-AZ)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The A-START act would provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Veterans' Affairs</td><td class="column-7">July 22, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-33 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4480/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=6&s=3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R.4480</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Phillips (D-MN)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act would amend the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">July 16, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-34 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4437/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22amend+title+XVIII+of+the+Social+Security+Act+to+provide+for+permanent+payments+for+telehealth+services+furnished+by+Federally+qualified+health+centers+and+rural+health+clinics+under+the+Medicare+program.%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">HEALTH Act of 2021</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 4437</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Thompson (R-PA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (15)</td><td class="column-5">The HEALTH Act of 2021 would provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">July 16, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-35 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4347/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+4347%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Analyzing the Duration of Remote Monitoring Services Act of 2021 </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 4347</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Balderson (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The Analyzing the Duration of Remote Monitoring Services Act of 2021 would ensure appropriate access to remote physiologic monitoring services furnished under the Medicare program. Specifically, the legislation would continue the use of eased restrictions for remote patient monitoring (RPM) services, following the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">July 2, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-36 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2197?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2">Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act </a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2197</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Rosen (D-NV)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act would increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) funding for telehealth services, including audio-only telehealth, by five percentage points in frontier states or states with limited access to broadband if those states cover telehealth services under Medicaid.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">June 23, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-37 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2173?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22diabetes%5C%22%22%5D%7D&s=7&r=2">PREVENT DIABETES Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2173/H.R. 2807</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Scott (R-SC)<br /> <br /> Rep. Rice (R-SC)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (8)<br /> <br /> Bipartisan (7)</td><td class="column-5">The PREVENT DIABETES Act would increase access to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model by allowing CDC-recognized virtual suppliers to participate in the program. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">June 22, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-38 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4040?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22h.r.+4040%5C%22%22%5D%7D&s=8&r=1">Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 4040</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Cheney (R-WY)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 would extend telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">June 22, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-39 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2112">EASE Behavioral Health Services Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2112/H.R. 4036</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Kennedy (R-LA)<br /> <br /> Rep. Bilirakis (R-FL)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Partisan (0)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Enhance Access to Support Essential (EASE) Behavioral Health Services Act would allow mental health professionals providing telehealth services through Medicare and Medicaid to be reimbursed at the same levels as mental health professionals conducting in-person visits. This would allow patients to receive care in the comfort of their own homes and reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Senate: June 17, 2021<br /> <br /> House: June 22, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-40 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/1/6/16fe415a-e9a8-4870-bc28-c92815a9dceb/2F3B55955FDDFBDD7137EFB9966A35AB.audio-only-telehelath-for-emergenies-act.pdf">Audio-Only Telehealth for Emergencies Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2111</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Kennedy (R-LA)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Audio-Only Telehealth for Emergencies Act would allow physicians delivering care during a public health emergency or a major disaster declaration to receive the same compensation for audio-only telehealth visits as they would receive for in-person appointments.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">June 17, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-41 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/7/4/7408fd87-7c8d-4483-bfa4-9dcca41d0246/6A20B0C30EEC6F4E5AE0723A45EA8805.rural-rpm.pdf">Increasing Rural Telehealth Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2110/H.R. 4008</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Kennedy (R-LA)<br /> <br /> Rep. Newhouse (R-WA)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Partisan (0)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The Increasing Rural Telehealth Access Act would expand access to health care by improving remote patient monitoring technology for individuals in rural areas. Remote patient monitoring is a form of telehealth that uses digital technologies and mobile medical devices to gather health data from patients at home and send it to their health care providers. This technology allows health care providers to continuously monitor patients with chronic health problems. </td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">June 17, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-42 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/d/a/dace49ca-1e5d-4d84-885a-509df76375bd/76C098258243599074E5E0D86A2701F9.telehealth-hsa.pdf">Telehealth HSA Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2097</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Kennedy (R-LA)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth HSA Act would allow employers to offer high-deductible health plans that include telehealth services without limiting employees’ ability to use health savings accounts. A current IRS regulation stops employees from making or receiving contributions to HSAs if they hold a high-deductible health plan that waives the deductible for telehealth services. This means that employees holding such high-deductible health plans will often need to pay out of pocket for telehealth services. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">June 17, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-43 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4012/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2">Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 4012</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Rosendale (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Act would permanently include certain HCPCS codes as telehealth services. The bill would permanently broaden mental health options, including intake examinations and therapy, via telehealth for Americans on Medicare.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">June 17, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-44 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/KEL21748.pdf">Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 2061/H.R. 4058</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Cassidy (R-LA)<br /> <br /> Rep. Matsui (D-CA)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (9)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (26)</td><td class="column-5">The Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 would ensure coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth and eliminate the in-person requirement so that patients can directly access mental health services via telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Senate: June 15, 2021<br /> <br /> House: June 22, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-45 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5425" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 1988/H.R. 5425</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Manchin (D-WV)<br /> <br /> Rep. O'Halleran (D-AZ)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (11)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (4)</td><td class="column-5">The Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act would make current telehealth flexibilities permanent. This legislation would ensure rural and underserved community healthcare providers are able to continue offering telehealth services after the current public health emergency ends. These services include the ability to offer audio-only telehealth appointments because many rural Americans don’t have reliable, affordable broadband access.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy and Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Senate: June 9, 2021<br /> <br /> House: September 29, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-46 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3447?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=5">Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 3447</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Smith (R-MO)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (4)</td><td class="column-5">The Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act would allow providers to offer audio-only telehealth services to Medicare enrollees, providing them with the resources necessary to adequately care for their patients.<br /> <br /> Additionally, the bill would remove geographic and originating site restrictions to allow Medicare beneficiaries’ homes to be telehealth originating sites for audio-only telehealth services.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">May 20, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-47 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1704?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=8&s=2">Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 1704/H.R. 5981</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Daines (R-MT)<br /> <br /> Rep. Steel (R-CA)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (2)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (30)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Expansion Act would permanently allow first-dollar coverage of virtual care under high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Senate: May 19, 2021<br /> <br /> House: November 15, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-48 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1512?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=16">CONNECT For Health Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 1512/H.R. 2903</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Schatz (D-HI)<br /> <br /> Rep. Thompson (D-CA</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (61)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (129)<br /> <br /> </td><td class="column-5">The CONNECT for Health Act is a comprehensive expansion of telehealth services that would waive telehealth restrictions during national emergencies, allow telehealth to be used to recertify patients as eligible for hospice benefits, work to prevent telehealth fraud and abuse, create reporting and analysis mechanisms, allow Native American health facilities to be used as originating sites for telehealth services, and help to improve testing for future telehealth models. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Senate: April 29, 2021<br /> <br /> House: April 28, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-49 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1491?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&s=4&r=17">Rural MOMS Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 1491/H.R. 769</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Smith (D-MN)<br /> <br /> Rep. Newhouse (R-WA)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (8)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (16)</td><td class="column-5">The Rural MOMS Act would expand access to care for women in rural areas, provides grant funding to improve maternal outcomes, and invests in better data collection and telehealth services to improve health care quality and access to care.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">Senate: April 29, 2021<br /> <br /> House: February 3, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-50 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2228?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=2&s=2">Rural Behavioral Health Access Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 2228</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Kildee (D-MI)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (9)</td><td class="column-5">The Rural Behavioral Health Access Act would allow for payment of outpatient critical access hospital services furnished through telehealth under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">March 26, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-51 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1397/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22provide+for+strategies+to+increase+access+to+telehealth+under+the+Medicaid+program+and+Children%27s+Health+Insurance+Program%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TIKES Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 1798/H.R. 1397</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Carper (D-DE)<br /> <br /> Rep. Blunt Rochester (D-DE)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (14)</td><td class="column-5">The TIKES Act would provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce </td><td class="column-7">Senate: May 25, 2021<br /> <br /> House: February 26, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-52 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/893?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S.893%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=3">Tech to Save Moms Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 893/H.R. 937</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Menendez (D-NJ)<br /> <br /> Rep. Johnson (D-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Partisan (36)</td><td class="column-5">The Tech to Save Moms Act would support the use of technology in maternal health care.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">Senate: March 23, 2021<br /> <br /> House: February 8, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-53 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2166?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.2166%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4">Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 2166</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Sewell (D-AL)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (48)</td><td class="column-5">The Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act would require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs. </td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">House: March 23, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-54 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2168?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=6&s=2">Expanded Telehealth Access Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 2168/S. 3193</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Sherrill (D-NJ)<br /> <br /> Sen. Daines (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (66)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (6)</td><td class="column-5">The Expanded Telehealth Access Act would expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means<br /> <br /> Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">House: March 23, 2021<br /> <br /> Senate: November 4, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-55 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/660?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=11&s=2">Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act </a></td><td class="column-2">S. 660/H.R. 2264</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Smith (D-MN)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (6)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (6) </td><td class="column-5">The Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act would require parity in the coverage of mental health and substance use disorder services provided to enrollees in private insurance plans, whether such services are provided in-person or through telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Education & Labor</td><td class="column-7">Senate: March 10, 2021<br /> <br /> House: March 26, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-56 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/620/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+620%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">KEEP Telehealth Options Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 620/H.R. 1677</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Fischer (R-NE)<br /> <br /> Rep. Balderson (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (14)</td><td class="column-5">The KEEP Telehealth Options Act would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs during the COVID-19 emergency.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">March 9, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-57 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1580/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+1580%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Improving Access to Alternative Pain Management Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 1580</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Latta (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Improving Access to Alternative Pain Management Act would permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">March 3, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-58 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1406?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+1406%22%2C%22H.R.%22%2C%221406%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=12" rel="noopener" target="_blank">COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 1406</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Curtis (R-UT)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect, analyze, and report qualitative and quantitative data on the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">February 26, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-59 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/368/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=13&s=2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Telehealth Modernization Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 368/H.R. 1332</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Scott (R-SC)<br /> <br /> Rep. Carter (R-GA)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (18)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (122)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Modernization Act would make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">Senate: February 23, 2021<br /> <br /> House: February 25, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-60 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/340/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=15&s=2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TREATS Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 340/H.R. 1647</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Portman (R-OH)<br /> <br /> Rep. McKinley (R-WV)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (7)</td><td class="column-5">The TREATS Act would increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment and mental health services.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Judiciary </td><td class="column-7">Senate: February 22, 2021<br /> <br /> House: March 8, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-61 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/708/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+708%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=7" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TREAT Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 168/H.R. 708</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Murphy (D-CT)<br /> <br /> Rep. Latta (R-OH)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (6)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (38)</td><td class="column-5">The TREAT Act would provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. </td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">February 2, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-62 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/155/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+155%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=9" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Equal Access to Care Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 155/H.R. 688</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Cruz (R-TX)<br /> <br /> Rep. Budd (R-NC)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Partisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Equal Access to Care Act would permit a licensed health care provider to provide health care services to individuals in one or more States in which the provider is not licensed.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">February 2, 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="row-63 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/150/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S.+150%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 150</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (10)</td><td class="column-5">The Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 would require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">February 2, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-64 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/596/cosponsors?q={%22search%22:[%22\%22telehealth\%22%22]}&r=3&s=2&searchResultViewType=expanded" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 57/H.R. 596</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Klobuchar (D-MN)<br /> <br /> Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (10)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (52)</td><td class="column-5">The ACCESS Act would 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). </td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Budget</td><td class="column-7">Senate: January 27, 2021<br /> <br /> House: January 28, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-65 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/366?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=5&s=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 366</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Thompson (D-CA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (60)</td><td class="column-5">The reintroduced Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive or modify application of Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth services during any emergency period. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">January 19, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-66 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/341/committees?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 341</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Williams (R-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act would make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities established in response to COVID-19.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">January 15, 2021</td> </tr> <tr class="row-67 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/341/committees?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22telehealth%5C%22%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 341</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Williams (R-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act would make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities established in response to COVID-19.</td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">January 15, 2021</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </div></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-402d0754ba85ad209 .panel-title a{}.fusion-accordian #accordion-1889-1 .panel-402d0754ba85ad209 .toggle-content{}</style><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-402d0754ba85ad209"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="402d0754ba85ad209" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-1889-1" data-target="#402d0754ba85ad209" href="#402d0754ba85ad209"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">116th Congress</span></a></h4></div><div id="402d0754ba85ad209" class="panel-collapse collapse "><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <h2 id="tablepress-12-name" class="tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-12">116th Congress - Introduced Legislation</h2> <span id="tablepress-12-description" class="tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-12">March Thru December, 2020</span> <table id="tablepress-12" class="tablepress tablepress-id-12" aria-labelledby="tablepress-12-name" aria-describedby="tablepress-12-description"> <thead> <tr class="row-1 odd"> <th class="column-1">Introduced Legislation</th><th class="column-2">Bill Number</th><th class="column-3">Sponsor</th><th class="column-4">Support</th><th class="column-5">Summary</th><th class="column-6">Committee of Jurisdiction</th><th class="column-7">Date Introduced</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Permanency-for-Audio-Only-Telehealth-Bill-Text.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 9035</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Smith (R-MO)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act would expand accessibility to certain telehealth services under the Medicare program. </td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">December 18</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SHERNJ_098_xml.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expanded Telehealth Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8755</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Sherrill (D-NJ) </td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (13)</td><td class="column-5">The Expanded Telehealth Access Act would expand the scope of<br /> practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">November 16</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4854/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+4854%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4854/H.R. 8677</td><td class="column-3">Senate: Sen. Collins (R-ME)<br /> <br /> House: Rep. Marshall (R-KS)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The HEAT Act would provide payments for home health services furnished via visual or audio telecommunication systems during an emergency period.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">October 23</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8642/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+8642%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth (START) Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8642</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Schweikert (R-AZ)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The START Act would provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations during the COVID-19 emergency period. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">October 20</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8528/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+8528%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8528</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8528</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Williams (R-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">H.R. 8528 would extend certain provisions relating to telehealth services. </td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">October 2</td> </tr> <tr class="row-7 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8476/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+8476%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services (TIKES) Act of 2020 </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8476</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Blunt Rochester (D-DE) </td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The TIKES Act would provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">October 1</td> </tr> <tr class="row-8 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4709/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+4709%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PREVENT Diabetes Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4709/H.R. 8861</td><td class="column-3">Senate: Sen. Scott (R-SC)<br /> <br /> House: Rep. Rice (R-SC)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (5)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The PREVENT Diabetes Act would would permit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers to be included in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model conducted by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation under section 1115A of the Social Security Act. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">Senate: September 24<br /> <br /> House: December 3</td> </tr> <tr class="row-9 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8308/cosponsors?q={%22search%22:[%22h.r.+8308%22]}&r=1&s=9&searchResultViewType=expanded" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 8308</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8308</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Phillips (D-MN)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">H.R. 8308 would require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">September 17</td> </tr> <tr class="row-10 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8156/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22extend+certain+provisions+relating+to+telehealth+services%2C%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 8156</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Williams (R-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 would extend certain provisions relating to telehealth services through December 31, 2025. </td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">September 1</td> </tr> <tr class="row-11 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7992?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22actionDate%3A%5C%22116%7C2020-08-07%5C%22+AND+%28billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22+OR+type%3A%5C%22AMENDMENT%5C%22%29%22%5D%7D&r=51&s=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7992</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Wagner (R-MO)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Act includes a package of nine telehealth bills introduced by Republicans to expand access to telehealth services. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Judiciary, Veteran's Affairs</td><td class="column-7">August 7</td> </tr> <tr class="row-12 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4515?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22actionDate%3A%5C%22116%7C2020-08-06%5C%22+AND+%28billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22+OR+type%3A%5C%22AMENDMENT%5C%22%29%22%5D%7D&r=62&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACCESS the Internet Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4515</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Manchin (D-WV)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The ACCESS the Internet Act would authorize $2 billion in funding for distance learning and telehealth initiatives including $400 million for FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Appropriations</td><td class="column-7">August 6</td> </tr> <tr class="row-13 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4421/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+4421%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4421</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Murphy (D-CT</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The TREAT Act would provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment. </td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">August 4</td> </tr> <tr class="row-14 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4375/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+4375%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Modernization Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4375</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Alexander (R-TN)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Modernization Act would make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">July 30</td> </tr> <tr class="row-15 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7879/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+7879%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VA Telehealth Expansion Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7879</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Lee (D-NV)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The VA Telehealth Expansion Act would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to expand and improve the provision of telehealth services to veterans. </td><td class="column-6">House Veterans' Affairs</td><td class="column-7">July 30</td> </tr> <tr class="row-16 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7760/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+7760%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COVID-19 Telehealth Program Extension Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7760/S. 4794</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Spanberger (D-VA)<br /> <br /> Sen. Smith (D-MN) </td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (13)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The COVID-19 Telehealth Program Extension Act would make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.</td><td class="column-6">House Appropriations, Budget<br /> <br /> Senate Appropriations</td><td class="column-7">House: July 23<br /> <br /> Senate: October 1</td> </tr> <tr class="row-17 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7695?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+7695%22%5D%7D&s=7&r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2020</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7695/S. 4289</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Curtis (R-UT)<br /> <br /> Sen. Young (R-IN)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (2)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2020 would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect, analyze, and report qualitative and quantitative data on the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means<br /> <br /> Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">House: July 21<br /> <br /> Senate: July 22</td> </tr> <tr class="row-18 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4230/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S.+4230%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 </a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4230</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Wyden (D-OR)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 would expand access to mental health services and certain evaluation and management services furnished through telehealth under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">July 20</td> </tr> <tr class="row-19 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7659/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22require+the+inclusion+of+certain+audio-only+diagnoses+in+the+determination+of+risk+adjustment+for+Medicare+Advantage+plans%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7659/S. 4840</td><td class="column-3">House: Rep. Sewell (D-AL)<br /> <br /> Senate: Sen. Roberts (R-KS)</td><td class="column-4">House Bipartisan (9)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act would require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">House: July 16<br /> <br /> Senate: October 21</td> </tr> <tr class="row-20 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7663?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+7663%22%5D%7D&s=9&r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Protecting Access to Post COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7663</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Thompson (D-CA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (12)</td><td class="column-5">The Protecting Access to Post COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive or modify application of Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth services during any emergency period. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">July 16</td> </tr> <tr class="row-21 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4211?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+4211%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth in Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act </a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4211/H.R. 7571</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Sullivan (R-AK)<br /> <br /> Rep. Young (R-AK)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The FRONTIER Community Act would expand access in frontier States to mental health services furnished through telehealth. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, Agriculture</td><td class="column-7">Senate: July 2<br /> <br /> House: July 9</td> </tr> <tr class="row-22 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4103/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+4103%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=6">Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act</a> </td><td class="column-2">S. 4103/H.R. 7593</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Portman (R-OH)<br /> <br /> Rep. McKinley (R-WV)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The TREATS Act would increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Judiciary</td><td class="column-7">Senate: June 30<br /> <br /> House: July 13</td> </tr> <tr class="row-23 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7391/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+7391%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=7">Protect Telehealth Access Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7391</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Sherrill (D-NJ)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (6)</td><td class="column-5">The Protect Telehealth Access Act would remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program</td><td class="column-6">House Financial Services</td><td class="column-7">June 26</td> </tr> <tr class="row-24 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7338/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+7338%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=8">Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7338</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Cheney (R-WY)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act would permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">June 25</td> </tr> <tr class="row-25 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4039/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+4039%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TELEHEALTH HSA Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 4039</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Loeffler (R-GA) </td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The TELEHEALTH HSA Act would make permanent the permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for purposes of health savings accounts.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">June 23</td> </tr> <tr class="row-26 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3999/BILLS-116s3999is.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3999</td><td class="column-3">Sen. King (I-ME)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act would ensure access to mental health and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">June 18</td> </tr> <tr class="row-27 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3998/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S.+3998%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3998</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Hyde-Smith (R-MS)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">The Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act would simplify payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics under the Medicare program. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">June 18</td> </tr> <tr class="row-28 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7233/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+7233%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KEEP Telehealth Options Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7233/S. 4216 </td><td class="column-3">Rep. Balderson (R-OH)<br /> <br /> Sen. Fischer (R-NE)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (24) <br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The KEEP Telehealth Options Act would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency. </td><td class="column-6">House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce<br /> <br /> Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">House: June 18<br /> <br /> Senate: July 20</td> </tr> <tr class="row-29 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3993/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S.+3993%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Equal Access to Care Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3993</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Cruz (R-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Equal Access to Care Act would permit a licensed health care provider to provide health care services to individuals in one or more States in which the provider is not licensed. </td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">June 17</td> </tr> <tr class="row-30 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3988/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S.+3988%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3988</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Cassidy (R-LA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (3)</td><td class="column-5">The Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to inventory telehealth programs across the country to learn how telehealth can be used more effectively in future health emergencies.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">June 17</td> </tr> <tr class="row-31 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7187/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+7187%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth (HEALTH) Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7187</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Thompson (R-PA) </td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (10)</td><td class="column-5">The HEALTH Act would provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics under the Medicare program.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">June 11</td> </tr> <tr class="row-32 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7190/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+7190%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 7190/S. 3951</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Torres Small (D-NM) <br /> <br /> Sen. McSally (R-AZ)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (7)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 PHE would provide for the establishment of a virtual health pilot program to facilitate utilization of remote patient monitoring technology to maintain or expand access to health care services for individuals in rural areas during the COVID-19 emergency period. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce<br /> <br /> Senate HELP </td><td class="column-7">June 11</td> </tr> <tr class="row-33 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3917/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s.+3917%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=10">Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3917</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Rounds (R-SD)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (8)</td><td class="column-5">The Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act, which would establish a home-based telemental health care demonstration program for purposes of increasing mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. </td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">June 9</td> </tr> <tr class="row-34 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3792/BILLS-116s3792is.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act</a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3792/H.R. 8060</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Smith (D-MN)<br /> <br /> Rep. Trone (D-MD)</td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act would require parity in the coverage of mental health and substance use disorder services provided to enrollees in private insurance plans, whether such services are provided in-person or through telehealth.</td><td class="column-6">Senate HELP<br /> <br /> House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Education & Labor</td><td class="column-7">Senate: May 21<br /> <br /> House: August 14</td> </tr> <tr class="row-35 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6644/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%226644%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Health Care at Home Act of 2020</a> </td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6644/S. 3741</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Schrier (D-WA)<br /> <br /> Sen. Smith (D-MN) </td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (28)<br /> <br /> Senate: Partisan (8)</td><td class="column-5">The Health Care at Home Act of 2020 would require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Education & Labor<br /> <br /> Senate HELP</td><td class="column-7">House: April 28<br /> <br /> Senate: May 14</td> </tr> <tr class="row-36 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6634/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22actionDate%3A%5C%22116%7C2020-04-28%5C%22+AND+%28billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22+OR+type%3A%5C%22AMENDMENT%5C%22%29%22%5D%7D&r=9&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Response Act</a> </td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6634</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Axne (D-IA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Response Act would ensure that physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, audiologists, and clinical social workers can receive telehealth reimbursement rates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) while providing necessary health services during COVID-19.</td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">April 28</td> </tr> <tr class="row-37 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6538/text?r=19&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Modernized Medicine Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6538</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Kennedy (D-MA)</td><td class="column-4">Bipartisan (2)</td><td class="column-5">The Modernized Medicine Act would provide for a temporary increase in Federal financial participation under the Medicaid program to incent telehealth services. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">April 17</td> </tr> <tr class="row-38 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6489/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%226489%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">H.R. 6489</a> - To improve military family readiness</a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6489</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Thornberry (R-TX)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (5)</td><td class="column-5">H.R. 6489 would improve military family readiness. Specifically, it would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report which contains a plan to provide behavioral health treatment to members of the Armed Forces and covered beneficiaries using telehealth services and other technologies. </td><td class="column-6">House Armed Services</td><td class="column-7">April 10</td> </tr> <tr class="row-39 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6486/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%226486%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CARE for COVID-19 Act 2.0 </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6486</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Ruiz (D-CA)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (1)</td><td class="column-5">The CARE for COVID-19 Act 2.0 would require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage without any cost sharing for medically necessary items and services including in-person or telehealth visits furnished to an individual who has or is presumed to have COVID-19. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Education & Labor</td><td class="column-7">April 10</td> </tr> <tr class="row-40 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6474/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6474/S. 3838</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Eshoo (D-CA)<br /> <br /> Sen. Schatz (D-HI)</td><td class="column-4">House: Bipartisan (27)<br /> <br /> Senate: Bipartisan (7)</td><td class="column-5">The Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act would provide $2 billion to expand telehealth and high-quality internet connectivity at public and nonprofit healthcare facilities. </td><td class="column-6">House Energy & Commerce<br /> <br /> Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation </td><td class="column-7">House: April 10<br /> <br /> Senate: May 21</td> </tr> <tr class="row-41 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6379/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22take+responsibility+for+workers+and+families+act%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act </a></td><td class="column-2">H.R. 6379</td><td class="column-3">Rep. Lowey (D-NY)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (9)</td><td class="column-5">The Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act would provide $258 million for the ReConnect program, $25 million for Distance Learning and Telemedicine, $200 million for the FCC, $330 million to HRSA to develop a telephonic and virtual care platform, $17.2 billion to support healthcare access for Veterans including among other things expanding telehealth and other <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act summary.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">appropriations</a>. </td><td class="column-6">House Appropriations, Budget, Ways & Means</td><td class="column-7">March 23</td> </tr> <tr class="row-42 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3539/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%223539%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telehealth Expansion Act</a> (Became part of the CARES Act – Enacted March 27)</td><td class="column-2">S. 3539</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Daines (R-MT)</td><td class="column-4">Partisan (0)</td><td class="column-5">The Telehealth Expansion Act would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules during the public health emergency.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance</td><td class="column-7">March 19</td> </tr> <tr class="row-43 odd"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3517/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s+3517%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act </a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3517/H.R. 6487<br /> </td><td class="column-3">Sen. Klobuchar (D-MN), Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL) </td><td class="column-4">Senate: Bipartisan (3)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (83)</td><td class="column-5">The ACCESS Act would authorize an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million for the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Telehealth Resource Center to assist nursing facilities receiving funding through Medicare or Medicaid in expanding their use of telehealth services and require the Secretary to study ways to use telehealth in existing and newly designated nursing facilities, and establish an HHS grant program for facilities developing virtual visit platforms.</td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Budget</td><td class="column-7">Senate: March 18<br /> <br /> House: April 10</td> </tr> <tr class="row-44 even"> <td class="column-1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3447/text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020 </a></td><td class="column-2">S. 3447/H.R. 6209</td><td class="column-3">Sen. Thune (R-SD), Rep. Kuster (D-NH) </td><td class="column-4">Senate: Partisan (1)<br /> <br /> House: Bipartisan (4)</td><td class="column-5">The RUSH Act would facilitate greater use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. The legislation would establish a program to allow qualified group practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B of the Medicare program to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations. </td><td class="column-6">Senate Finance<br /> <br /> House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce</td><td class="column-7">March 11</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </div></div></div></div></div></p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right 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