S.1261

S. 1261

April 2, 2025

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Welch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Thune, Ms. Smith, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Moran, Mr. Luján, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, Mr. King, Mr. Justice, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Booker, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Young, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Collins, Mr. Peters, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Graham, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Daines, Mr. Warnock, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Findings and sense of Congress; TITLE I—REMOVING BARRIERS TO TELEHEALTH COVERAGE; 101. Removing geographic requirements for telehealth services; 102. Expanding originating sites; 103. Expanding authority for practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services; 104. Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics; 105. Native American health facilities; 106. Repeal of six-month in-person visit requirement for telemental health services; 107. Waiver of telehealth requirements during public health emergencies; 108. Use of telehealth in recertification for hospice care; TITLE II—PROGRAM INTEGRITY; 201. Clarification for fraud and abuse laws regarding technologies provided to beneficiaries; 202. Additional resources for telehealth oversight; 203. Addressing significant outlier billing patterns for telehealth services; TITLE III—BENEFICIARY AND PROVIDER SUPPORTS, QUALITY OF CARE, AND DATA; 301. Beneficiary engagement on telehealth; 302. Provider supports on telehealth; 303. Ensuring the inclusion of telehealth in measuring quality of care; 304. Posting of information on telehealth services