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ACCESS Act

Introduced: May 1, 2020 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Apr 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Apr 10, 2020

Introduced in House

Apr 10, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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.

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Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill (1) provides appropriations for the Telehealth Resource Center Program of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to develop telehealth capacity for certain nursing facilities, and (2) directs other activities to increase access to telehealth services in such facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

HRSA shall award grants, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, to skilled nursing facilities and other nursing facilities to support virtual visits to residents during the emergency.

The Department of Health and Human Services must also provide recommendations related to immediately increasing access, during the emergency, to telehealth services for which Medicare and Medicaid payments are available in skilled and other nursing facilities.

What's happening now April 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Committees of jurisdiction 5

Appropriations Committee
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Budget Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
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Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives