ment is oral, make a record of such acknowledg-
ment; and 
(3) obtain or confirm an alternative method of 
contacting the patient in case of a technological fail-
ure. 
(d) WRITTEN NOTICE
OF PROVISION
OF SERV-
ICES.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days 
after first providing services pursuant to this section in 
a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which a health 
care professional is licensed, certified, or otherwise author-
ized, such health care professional shall provide written 
notice to the applicable licensing, certifying, or authorizing 
authority in the jurisdiction in which the health care pro-
fessional provided such services. Such notice shall include 
the health care professional’s— 
(1) name; 
(2) email address; 
(3) phone number; 
(4) State of primary license, certification, or 
authorization; and 
(5) license, certification, or authorization type, 
and applicable number or identifying information 
with respect to such license, certification, or author-
ization. 
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(e) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section author-
izes a health care professional to— 
(1) practice beyond the scope of practice au-
thorized by— 
(A) any State, District of Columbia, terri-
torial, or local authority in the jurisdiction in 
which the health care professional holds a li-
cense, certification, or authorization described 
in section 3(1)(A); or 
(B) any State, District of Columbia, terri-
torial, or local authority in the jurisdiction in 
which the patient receiving services is located; 
(2) provide any service or subset of services 
prohibited by any such authority in the jurisdiction 
in which the patient receiving services is located; 
(3) provide any service or subset of services in 
a manner prohibited by any such authority the juris-
diction in which the patient receiving services is lo-
cated; or 
(4) provide any service or subset of services in 
a manner other than the manner prescribed by any 
such authority in the jurisdiction in which the pa-
tient receiving services is located. 
(f) INVESTIGATIVE
AND DISCIPLINARY AUTHOR-
ITY.—A health care professional providing services pursu-
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ant to the authority under this section shall be subject 
to investigation and disciplinary action by the licensing, 
certifying, or authorizing authorities in the jurisdiction in 
which the patient receiving services is located. The juris-
diction in which the patient receiving services is located 
shall have the authority to preclude the health care pro-
vider from practicing further in its jurisdiction, whether 
such practice is authorized by the laws of such jurisdiction 
or the authority granted under this section, and shall re-
port any such preclusion to the licensing authority in the 
jurisdiction in which the health care provider is licensed, 
certified, or authorized. 
(g) MULTIPLE JURISDICTION LICENSURE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, a health care 
professional shall be subject to the requirements of the 
jurisdiction of licensure if the professional is licensed in 
the State, the District of Columbia, or territory or posses-
sion where the patient is located. 
(h) INTERSTATE
LICENSURE
COMPACTS.—If a 
health care professional is licensed in multiple jurisdic-
tions through an interstate licensure compact, with respect 
to services provided to a patient located in a jurisdiction 
covered by such compact, the health care professional shall 
be subject to the requirements of the compact and not this 
section. 
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(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘health care professional’’ means 
an individual who— 
(A) has a valid and unrestricted license or 
certification from, or is otherwise authorized by, 
a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory 
or possession of the United States, for any 
health profession, including mental health; and 
(B) is not affirmatively excluded from 
practice in the licensing or certifying jurisdic-
tion or in any other jurisdiction; 
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services; and 
(3) the term ‘‘telehealth services’’ means use of 
telecommunications and information technology (in-
cluding synchronous or asynchronous audio-visual, 
audio-only, or store and forward technology) to pro-
vide access to physical and mental health assess-
ment, diagnosis, treatment, intervention, consulta-
tion, supervision, and information across distance. 
SEC. 3. REVISION OF HIPAA REGULATIONS TO ENSURE PA-
TIENT ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall revise the 
HIPAA privacy regulation (as defined in section 
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1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d– 
9(b)(3))) to ensure that, with respect to services furnished 
by a health care provider via telehealth on or after the 
first day following the end of the emergency period de-
scribed in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B)), such provider may so furnish such 
services using any non-public facing audio or video com-
munication product (as such term is used for purposes of 
the notice entitled ‘‘Notification of Enforcement Discre-
tion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the 
COVID–19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency’’ as 
published by the Office of Civil Rights of the Department 
of Health and Human Services). 
Æ 
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