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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1614 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners |
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| 6 | 6 | | eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | FEBRUARY26, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. K |
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| 10 | 10 | | ELLYof Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. THOMPSONof California, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Mr. S |
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| 12 | 12 | | MITHof Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred |
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| 13 | 13 | | to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- |
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| 14 | 14 | | mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined |
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| 15 | 15 | | by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall |
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| 16 | 16 | | within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned |
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| 17 | 17 | | A BILL |
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| 18 | 18 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand |
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| 19 | 19 | | practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Medicare program. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 22 | 22 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. EXPANDING PRACTITIONERS ELIGIBLE TO 3 |
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| 24 | 24 | | FURNISH TELEHEALTH SERVICES UNDER 4 |
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| 25 | 25 | | MEDICARE. 5 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 6 |
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| 27 | 27 | | U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘and,’’ 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | •HR 1614 IH |
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| 31 | 31 | | and all that follows through ‘‘shall include’’ and inserting 1 |
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| 32 | 32 | | ‘‘and includes’’. 2 |
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