TIKES Act

Summary

Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act This bill requires several agencies to promote and evaluate the use of telehealth under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to states on ways to increase access to telehealth; (2) the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study the impact of telehealth on health care access, utilization, costs, and outcomes; and (3) the Government Accountability Office to evaluate federal interagency collaboration with respect to the provision of telehealth services to individuals under the age of 18.

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Timeline

1. 26 February 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 February 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 February 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 February 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 February 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 February 2021

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Sponsors

• Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
• Michael Burgess · R · Sponsor
• H. Griffith · R · Cosponsor
• John Curtis · R · Cosponsor
• Pat Fallon · R · Cosponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Don Bacon · R · Cosponsor
• Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
• Haley Stevens · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Alma Adams · D · Cosponsor
• Robin Kelly · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← TIKES Act
• related to ← Cures 2.0 Act
• related to ← Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
• related to ← TIKES Act