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Telehealth Modernization Act

Introduced: February 23, 2021 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Telehealth Modernization Act

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). 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) all types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

What's happening now February 23, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6000 Related bill Cures 2.0 Act
  • HR 1332 Related bill Telehealth Modernization Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 4 Republican 10 Independent 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 17, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 17, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 17, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Dec 17, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Dec 17, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 12, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 12, 2021
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 12, 2021
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · May 12, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 10, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 23, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 23, 2021
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 23, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 23, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 368: Telehealth Modernization Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-368/
MLA
"S. 368: Telehealth Modernization Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-368/.
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S. 368, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-368/.
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