Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5981
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2021-11-15
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill makes permanent the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2021 Mrs. Steel (for herself, Mrs. Lee of Nevada , Mr. Bacon , Ms. Herrera Beutler , Mr. Owens , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Gottheimer , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 . 2. Exemption for telehealth services (a) In general Section 223(c)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking In the case of plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021, a plan and inserting A plan . (b) Certain coverage disregarded Section 223(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking (in the case of plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.