S 1465
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Neurological disorders
User charges and fees
FAST Act
Introduced: May 22, 2015
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1