US SB4230 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Permanently excludes mental health services and certain evaluation and management services that are furnished via telehealth from certain originating site requirements under Medicare. Under current law, these telehealth services are excluded from such requirements through the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Title
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet and video services
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet and video services
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4230/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4230/BILLS-116s4230is.pdf |