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HR 8755 116th Congress House

Expanded Telehealth Access Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, supplies
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Hearing, speech, and vision careHome and outpatient careInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Nov 16, 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.
Nov 16, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanded Telehealth Access Act

This bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide telehealth services under Medicare, and includes specified related services as eligible Medicare telehealth services.

Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it has done so to allow all providers that are otherwise eligible to furnish in-person services under Medicare to also furnish telehealth services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 4
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 16, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 16, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2020
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Nov 16, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 16, 2020
McKinley, David
· Nov 16, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 16, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Nov 16, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Nov 16, 2020
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2020
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Nov 16, 2020
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8755: Expanded Telehealth Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8755/
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"H.R. 8755: Expanded Telehealth Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8755/.
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H.R. 8755, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8755/.
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