United States · Bill · S
S. 1016 (115th)
CONNECT for Health Act of 2017
Introduced
3 May 2017
Last action
3 May 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
21 January 2026
Summary
Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 This bill makes a series of changes to expand coverage of telehealth services under Medicare, including by exempting certain telehealth services (e.g., specified renal dialysis and stroke evaluation services) from originating site requirements.
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Timeline
3 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 3 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
- related to ← CONNECT for Health Act of 2017
- related to ← Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1016
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1016
- us · 115-s-1016 · source updated 21 January 2026