United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5257 (116th)
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019
Introduced
22 November 2019
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Expanding Telehealth Program. The purposes of the program are to (1) support connected care services for low-income and rural individuals and veterans through telehealth services; (2) defray the costs of internet services to health care providers to provide connected care for such patients; (3) promote innovative telehealth services technologies through direct connection between health care providers and patients; and (4) gather data on telehealth services and how to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the program.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 November 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 November 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 November 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5257
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5257