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Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act

USA116th CongressHR-6654| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2020
Cynthia Axne

Cynthia Axne

Democratic Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (32)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow, when exercising its waiver authority, the following providers to furnish telehealth services under Medicare during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019): physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, speech-language pathologists, clinical social workers, and audiologists. (Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency, 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.)
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Timeline
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
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.
  • May 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2020
    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.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6634: Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act

USA116th CongressHR-6654| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2020
Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow, when exercising its waiver authority, the following providers to furnish telehealth services under Medicare during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019): physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, speech-language pathologists, clinical social workers, and audiologists. (Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency, 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.)
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Timeline
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
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.
  • May 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2020
    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.
Cynthia Axne

Cynthia Axne

Democratic Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (32)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6634: Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations