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HR 7571 116th Congress House

Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access in frontier States to mental health services furnished through telehealth, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesInternet and video services
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Internet, web applications, social mediaMedicareMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
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Sep 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Sep 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in certain rural areas and to be a specific type of facility, if the services (1) are mental health services furnished in a frontier state, or (2) are furnished in an Indian Health Service facility.

Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture must award grants for broadband infrastructure in frontier states to support the provision of mental health services via telehealth under Medicare.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7571: Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7571/
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"H.R. 7571: Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7571/.
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H.R. 7571, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7571/.
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