S 4230
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020
This bill permanently excludes mental health services and certain evaluation and management services that are furnished via telehealth from certain originating site requirements under Medicare. Under current law, these telehealth services are excluded from such requirements through the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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