To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

Bill: 117-hr-8506
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
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 federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8506 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Murphy of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Burgess , and Ms. Herrell ) 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 extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

1. Extending telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics Section 1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A) ) is amended by striking During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) and, during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period— and inserting With respect to telehealth services furnished during or after the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)— .