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Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2003

Introduced: May 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E853-854)
May 1, 2003
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.
May 1, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act regarding telehealth services (services furnished via a telecommunication system by a physician to an enrolled individual) to: (1) remove current geographic restrictions on the provision of such services; (2) make eligible for such services an entity that participates in a Federal telemedicine demonstration project approved by or financed through the Secretary of Health and Human Services as of December 31, 2000; (3) add to the facilities authorized to participate in the telehealth program; and (4) direct the Secretary to encourage and facilitate multistate practitioner licensure across State lines to facilitate the program.

Directs the Secretary to make grants for expanding access to health care services for individuals in rural areas, frontier areas, and medically underserved areas through the use of telehealth.

Requires the Joint Working Group on Telemedicine to ensure that individuals representing the interests of rural and medically underserved areas are members of the Group.

What's happening now May 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 5, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 5, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 1, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1940: Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1940/
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"H.R. 1940: Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1940/.
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H.R. 1940, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1940/.
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