HR 2799
114th Congress
House
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Neurological disorders
User charges and fees
FAST Act
Introduced: June 17, 2015
Introduced by:
Griffith, H. Morgan
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 17, 2015
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.
Jun 17, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act or the FAST Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand access to certain stroke telehealth services to any originating site at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished, regardless of where the site is located; and (2) waive the facility fee for certain such originating sites.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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