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HR 5731 112th Congress House Health Abortion Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies

Telemedicine Safety Act

Introduced: May 10, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 30, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
May 18, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
May 11, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2012
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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 10, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telemedicine Safety Act - Prohibits: (1) knowingly providing a telemedicine abortion across state lines; (2) the use of any funds made available under a telemedicine law for telemedicine abortions or for assistance to facilities that offer telemedicine abortions; or (3) the use of any equipment, infrastructure, or other items purchased using funds made available under a telemedicine law for telemedicine abortions.

Defines a "telemedicine abortion" as the use by a health professional of telemedicine services to provide any instrument, medicine, drug, or method to terminate the life of an unborn child or to terminate a pregnancy, without conducting an in-person medical examination of the woman during her pregnancy, with an intention other than: (1) to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child after live birth; or (2) to remove an ectopic pregnancy or to remove an unborn child who died as the result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant female or such child.


What's happening now June 4, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 14