Equal Access to Care Act This bill temporarily authorizes a health care provider who is physically located and duly licensed in one state to provide telehealth services to individuals in one or more additional states in which the provider is not licensed during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsPrescription drugsState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communication
Equal Access to Care Act
USA116th CongressS-3993| Senate
| Updated: 6/17/2020
Equal Access to Care Act This bill temporarily authorizes a health care provider who is physically located and duly licensed in one state to provide telehealth services to individuals in one or more additional states in which the provider is not licensed during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsPrescription drugsState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communication