HR 2168 · 117th Congress · Health
Expanded Telehealth Access Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2021-03-24)
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Expanded Telehealth Access Act This bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide telehealth services under Medicare. Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, and it has done so to allow all providers that are otherwise eligible to furnish in-person services under Medicare to also furnish telehealth services.…
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Cosponsors (20)
11 Democrats9 Republicans