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H.R. 7338 116th Congress House

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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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 25, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2020

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.

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Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other things, the bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to generally waive coverage restrictions at any time and for any area. The bill also permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
McKinley, David
· Sep 21, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Sep 21, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Jun 25, 2020
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jun 25, 2020
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jun 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7338: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7338/
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"H.R. 7338: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7338/.
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H.R. 7338, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7338/.
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