Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4670
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021

 
This bill temporarily establishes several programs to provide telehealth services for at-home testing, evaluations, and other health care.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a demonstration program to provide assistive telehealth consultations and home- and community-based care for certain Medicare beneficiaries through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Covered services include certain at-home diagnostic tests, telehealth consultations, transportation services, and meal benefits. Beneficiaries must be (1) age 65 or older and eligible to enroll in a qualifying MA plan and to receive certain low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, or (2) dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
 
The bill also establishes a grant program for state Medicaid programs to cover similar at-home tests and related telehealth consultations. Additionally, the Department of Veterans Affairs must establish a pilot program to provide tests and related telehealth consultations free of charge to veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
action_date: 2021-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in House