Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020

United States116th CongressS-4348Senate
Updated: Jul 28, 2020

Summary

Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on access to health care in rural areas during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, this study must evaluate the use of telehealth and the impact of enforcement discretion in the application of federal privacy standards for the use and disclosure of personal health information by health care providers, health plans, health clearinghouses, and their businesses associates.

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Timeline

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HR-2990: Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019

Introduced in House

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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