To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services.

Bill: 117-hr-8491
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2022-07-26
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-26
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill permanently allows occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists to provide telehealth services under Medicare.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8491 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Guthrie , and Mr. Valadao ) 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 expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services.

1. Expanding practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E) ) is amended— (1) by striking for the 151-day period ; and (2) by striking of the period at the end of the emergency sentence and inserting of the emergency period .