Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019

United States116th CongressS-2408Senate
Latest legislative activity: Jul 31, 2019

Summary

Official Summary

Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with a range of stakeholders, to issue guidance for uniform best practices for the delivery of telehealth services. The bill also establishes a grant program to expand access to telehealth services in rural areas and revises the duties of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to incentivize the adoption of telehealth services.

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Timeline

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HR-4900: Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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