HR 7876
117th Congress
House
Health
Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 24, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill extends through 2024 certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services), and (3) other types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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