HR 4900
116th Congress
House
Health
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication
Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019
Introduced: October 29, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 29, 2019
Introduced in House
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.
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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