119-hr1614

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.

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Introduced:
Feb 26, 2025
Policy Area:
Health

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Actions
4
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
6
Subjects
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Feb 26, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Feb 26, 2025 00
<p>This bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists to furnish telehealth services under Medicare.</p>

Actions (4)

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Feb 26, 2025

Subjects (6)

Computers and information technology Health (Policy Area) Health technology, devices, supplies Hearing, speech, and vision care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare

Cosponsors (4)

(D-HI)
Aug 26, 2025
(R-NE)
Feb 26, 2025
(D-CA)
Feb 26, 2025

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Feb 26, 2025

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Length: 1,540 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Feb 26, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 6:10 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1614 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1614

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners
eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 26, 2025

Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, and
Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners
eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE.
Section 1834 (m) (4) (E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
(m) (4)
(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m
(m) (4)
(E) ) is amended by striking ``and,'' and all that follows
through ``shall include'' and inserting ``and includes''.
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