Telehealth Modernization Act
Summary
Telehealth Modernization Act This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services); and (3) all types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Last action Feb 23, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Scott
RRepublican
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Ben Sasse
RRepublican
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Kyrsten Sinema
IIndependent
Co
Lisa Murkowski
RRepublican
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