To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.

Bill: 117-hr-8493
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2022-07-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
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 any site to serve as an originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services, including a beneficiary's home.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8493 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio , and Mrs. Steel ) 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 remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.

1. Removing geographic requirements and expanding originating sites for telehealth services Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii) by striking during the 151-day period beginning on and inserting on or after ; and (2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) by striking during the 151-day period beginning on and inserting on or after .