Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6364
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2023-11-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records

Health technology, devices, supplies

Medicare

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

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6364 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 13, 2023 Mr. Balderson (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , and Mr. Carey ) 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 maintain certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023 . 2. Maintaining certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy under the Medicare program Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Ensuring physician and practitioner privacy In the case of a physician or practitioner who elects to furnish telehealth services at a distant site that is the home of such physician or practitioner, if the Secretary requires such physician or practitioner to include the address of such home on any enrollment form of such physician or practitioner under this title (or requires such physician or practitioner to bill for such services using such address), the Secretary may not make such address available to the public in any manner. .