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

Bill: 118-hr-134
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-01-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-09
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 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mrs. Steel , and Mr. Johnson of Ohio ) 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 .