United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2508 (116th)
BREATHE Act
Introduced
2 May 2019
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Better Respiration through Expanding Access to Tele-Health Act or the BREATHE Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a pilot program in which qualifying respiratory therapists may provide telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the program must allow respiratory therapists to provide telehealth disease management services (e.g., smoking cessation counseling) for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 May 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 May 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 May 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2508
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2508