Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7391
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2020-06-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Health technology, devices, supplies

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services (rather than for only certain services).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2020 Ms. Sherrill (for herself, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma , and Mr. Schrader ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020 . 2. Removing certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1834(m)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking and only if and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a period; and (2) in clause (ii)(X), by striking , but only for and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a period. (b) Conforming amendments Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (8) and inserting paragraph (6) ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (8) and inserting paragraph (6) ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking paragraph (6)(C) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) ; (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (8) and inserting paragraph (6) ; (B) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) and inserting paragraph (5) ; and (C) in subparagraph (F)(i), by striking paragraph (8) and inserting paragraph (6) ; (4) by striking paragraph (5); (5) in paragraph (6)— (A) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (5); (B) by striking subparagraph (A); (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and (D) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking described in subparagraph (A) and inserting furnished on or after January 1, 2019, for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of symptoms of an acute stroke, as determined by the Secretary ; (6) by striking paragraph (7); and (7) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6).