S 2812
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Medicare
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telemedicine
Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act of 2008
Introduced: April 3, 2008
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Became law
Apr 3, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 3, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2437-2438)
Apr 3, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to telehealth services to provide for: (1) an increase in the number of types of originating sites; (2) no facility fee for certain such sites; (3) expansion of practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services; and (4) changes in the process for updating the list of telehealth services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a Telehealth Advisory Committee to make recommendations on the appropriate addition or deletion of telehealth services and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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