US Congress House Bill 7663 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-17)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-16 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill (1) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during national emergencies, (2) allows rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (3) removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and (3) allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services (rather than for only certain services). Additionally, the CMS must report on the utilization of telehealth services specifically during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020

Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2020-07-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2020-07-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2020-07-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7663/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7663/BILLS-116hr7663ih.pdf