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Expanded Telehealth Access Act

Introduced: September 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2021
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.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 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.

Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, 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.

What's happening now March 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3193 Identical bill Expanded Telehealth Access Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 27 Republican 18
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 13, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2022
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2022
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Jun 7, 2022
Phillips, Dean
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 28, 2022
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 22, 2022
Demings, Val
· Feb 3, 2022
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 18, 2022
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Kim, Young
California · Jan 18, 2022
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jan 6, 2022
Hartzler, Vicky
· Dec 7, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 2, 2021
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 15, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2021
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 29, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Sep 27, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Sep 22, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 22, 2021
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 20, 2021
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Sep 17, 2021
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 17, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 17, 2021
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 31, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jul 30, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· Jun 28, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 23, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jun 15, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· May 28, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· May 19, 2021
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 19, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 19, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 17, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 7, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Apr 28, 2021
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Apr 28, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 28, 2021
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Apr 19, 2021
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 12, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 8, 2021
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Apr 8, 2021
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Apr 8, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· Apr 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2168: Expanded Telehealth Access Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2168/
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"H.R. 2168: Expanded Telehealth Access Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2168/.
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H.R. 2168, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2168/.
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