• Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee• Ways and Means Committee• Social Security Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee
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Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in certain rural areas and to be a specific type of facility, if the services (1) are mental health services furnished in a frontier state, or (2) are furnished in an Indian Health Service facility. Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture must award grants for broadband infrastructure in frontier states to support the provision of mental health services via telehealth under Medicare.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedicareMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act
USA116th CongressHR-7571| House
| Updated: 9/3/2020
Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in certain rural areas and to be a specific type of facility, if the services (1) are mental health services furnished in a frontier state, or (2) are furnished in an Indian Health Service facility. Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture must award grants for broadband infrastructure in frontier states to support the provision of mental health services via telehealth under Medicare.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
• Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee• Ways and Means Committee• Social Security Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee
Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedicareMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication