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S 2750 107th Congress Senate

Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to improve the provision of telehealth services under the medicare program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth networks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 2002 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 18, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7035)
Jul 18, 2002
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 Latest action July 18, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services (professional services furnished via a telecommunications system, including the asynchronous transmission of health care information in single or multimedia formats) under the Medicare program: (1) beyond the demonstration program conducted in Alaska or Hawaii; (2) by increasing the types of originating sites, including skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities; and (3) by encouraging States to adopt provisions allowing for multistate practitioner licensure across State lines.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, to make grants to expand health care services in rural and medically underserved areas through the use of telehealth.

Requires the Joint Working Group on Telehealth to include representatives of rural and medically underserved areas.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2750: Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2750/
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"S. 2750: Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2750/.
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S. 2750, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2750/.
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