Expanded Telehealth Access Act
United States117th CongressS-3193Senate
Updated: Nov 4, 2021
Summary
Expanded Telehealth Access Act This bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide telehealth services under Medicare. Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, 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
Latest companion bill action
HR-2168: Expanded Telehealth Access ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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