United States · Bill · S
S. 431 (115th)
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
Introduced
16 February 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that certain siting requirements applicable under the Medicare program shall not apply to telehealth services that are furnished after 2017 for purposes of evaluating an acute stroke. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall not pay an originating-site facility fee with respect to such telehealth services.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/431
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/431