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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7711 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain 

telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2024 

Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. BERGMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 

addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 

permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Access to 

5 Telehealth Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN TELEHEALTH 

2 FLEXIBILITIES UNDER MEDICARE. 

3 (a) EXPANDED ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERV4 ICES.—Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘In the 

7 case that’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ending De8 cember 31, 2024,’’ and inserting ‘‘With respect to 

9 telehealth services that are furnished on or after the 

10 first day of the emergency period described in sec11 tion 1135(g)(1)(B),’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘In the 

13 case that’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ending on 

14 December 31, 2024,’’ and inserting ‘‘With respect to 

15 telehealth services that are furnished on or after the 

16 first day of the emergency period described in sec17 tion 1135(g)(1)(B),’’. 

18 (b) EXPANSION OF PRACTITIONERS ELIGIBLE TO

19 FURNISH TELEHEALTH SERVICES.—Section 

20 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the case 

22 that’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ending on December 

23 31, 2024,’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on the first day of 

24 the emergency period described in section 

25 1135(g)(1)(B),’’. 


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1 (c) EXTENSION OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES FUR2 NISHED BY FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS

3 AND RURAL HEALTH CLINICS.—Section 1834(m)(8)(A) 

4 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A)) 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘During the emergency’’ and all 

6 that follows through ‘‘ending on December 31, 2024’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘Beginning on the first day of the emergency 

8 period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)’’. 

9 (d) TREATMENT OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES FUR10 NISHED USING AUDIO-ONLY TELECOMMUNICATIONS

11 TECHNOLOGY.—Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Secu12 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(9)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘In the case that’’ and all that 

14 follows through ‘‘the Secretary shall continue to’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’; 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘identified in paragraph 

17 (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this 

18 paragraph’’; and 

19 (3) by striking ‘‘during the period’’ and all that 

20 follows through the period at the end and inserting 

21 ‘‘on or after the first day of the emergency period 

22 described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).’’. 

23 (e) ELIMINATION OF IN-PERSON REQUIREMENTS

24 UNDER MEDICARE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES FURNISHED

25 THROUGH TELEHEALTH.— 


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1 (1) HOME DIALYSIS MONTHLY ESRD-RELATED

2 VISIT; STROKE TELEHEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE

3 USE DISORDER SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH

4 SERVICES.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1834(m) of the 

6 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is 

7 amended by striking paragraphs (5) through 

8 (7) and redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) 

9 as paragraphs (5) and (6), accordingly. 

10 (B) CONFORMING CHANGES.—Section 

11 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 1395m(m)) is amended— 

13 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

14 ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (8) and (9)’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (5) and 

16 (6)’’; 

17 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik19 ing ‘‘Subject to paragraph (8)’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5)’’; 

21 and 

22 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

23 striking ‘‘and paragraph (6)(C)’’; and 

24 (iii) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik2 ing ‘‘Subject to paragraph (8)’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5)’’; 

4 (II) in subparagraph (C)— 

5 (aa) in clause (i), by striking 

6 ‘‘and paragraphs (5), (6), and 

7 (7)’’; and 

8 (bb) in clause (ii)(X), by 

9 striking ‘‘or telehealth services 

10 described in paragraph (7)’’; and 

11 (III) in subparagraph (F), by 

12 striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (8)’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph 

14 (5)’’. 

15 (2) MENTAL HEALTH VISITS FURNISHED BY

16 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.—Section 

17 1834(o)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 1395m(o)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘prior to’’ 

19 and all that follows through ‘‘described in section 

20 1135(g)(1)(B))’’. 

21 (3) MENTAL HEALTH VISITS FURNISHED BY

22 RURAL HEALTH CLINICS.—Section 1834(y)(2) of the 

23 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(y)(2)) is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘prior to’’ and all that follows 

2 through ‘‘described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))’’. 

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