Equal Access to Care Act
Summary
Equal Access to Care Act This bill temporarily authorizes a health care provider who is physically located and duly licensed in one state to provide telehealth services to individuals in one or more additional states in which the provider is not licensed during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Last action Feb 3, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ted Budd
RRepublican
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