S 2880
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Home and outpatient care
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Introduced: September 21, 2023
Introduced by:
Daines, Steve
Republican
· Montana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expanded Telehealth Access Act
This bill expands the types of health care practitioners who may provide telehealth services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide telehealth services under Medicare. It also specifically allows occupational therapy assistants and physical therapist assistants to provide such services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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