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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1899 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for the furnishing |
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| 6 | 6 | | of audio-only telehealth services. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARCH6, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. F |
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| 10 | 10 | | EENSTRA(for himself and Mr. PAPPAS) introduced the following bill; |
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| 11 | 11 | | which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in |
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| 12 | 12 | | addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- |
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| 13 | 13 | | quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such |
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| 14 | 14 | | provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL |
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| 16 | 16 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow |
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| 17 | 17 | | for the furnishing of audio-only telehealth services. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Audio-Only Telehealth 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Access Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEC. 2. ALLOWING FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUDIO-ONLY 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | TELEHEALTH SERVICES. 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | U.S.C. 1395m(m)(9)) is amended in the first sentence to 9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Mar 19, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1899.IH H1899 |
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| 29 | 29 | | •HR 1899 IH |
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| 30 | 30 | | read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary shall provide coverage and 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | payment under this part for telehealth services identified 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of this paragraph that are furnished via an audio-only 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | communications system on or after the first day of the 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).’’. 6 |
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