US SB2408 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4900 (Same As) 2019-10-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB7992 (Related) 2020-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB7992 (Related) 2020-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2408/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2408/BILLS-116s2408is.pdf |