Rural Telehealth Expansion Act

Bill: 117-hr-4918
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-08-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Health care coverage and access

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rural Telehealth Expansion Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare to include store-and-forward technologies (in which information is sent to providers and reviewed at a later time, rather than through a real-time interaction). Currently, coverage is limited to federal demonstration programs in Alaska and Hawaii.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4918 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 3, 2021 Mr. Rosendale 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 include store-and-forward technologies as telecommunications systems through which telehealth services may be furnished for payment under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Telehealth Expansion Act . 2. Medicare payment for store-and-forward technologies used to furnish telehealth services Section 1834(m)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(1) ) is amended by striking in the case of any Federal telemedicine demonstration program conducted in Alaska or Hawaii, .