United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8476 (116th)
TIKES Act
Introduced
1 October 2020
Last action
1 October 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 January 2025
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 October 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 October 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → TIKES Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8476
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8476
- us · 116-hr-8476 · source updated 3 January 2025