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H.R. 4900 116th Congress House

Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national telehealth program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and funding
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Health technology, devices, suppliesRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
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Oct 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 29, 2019
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.
Oct 29, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with a range of stakeholders, to issue guidance for uniform best practices for the delivery of telehealth services. The bill also establishes a grant program to expand access to telehealth services in rural areas and revises the duties of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to incentivize the adoption of telehealth services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2408 Identical bill Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019
  • HR 7992 Telehealth Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 5
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 4, 2020
Ferguson, A.
· Feb 13, 2020
Mooney, Alexander
· Dec 9, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Dec 5, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 4, 2019
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Nov 26, 2019
Riggleman, Denver
· Nov 21, 2019
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2019
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Oct 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4900: Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4900/
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"H.R. 4900: Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4900/.
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H.R. 4900, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4900/.
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