Senate Bill 4211
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 2, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4211
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in certain rural areas and to be a specific type of facility, if the services (1) are mental health services furnished in a frontier state, or (2) are furnished in an Indian Health Service facility.
Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture must award grants for broadband infrastructure in frontier states to support the provision of mental health services via telehealth under Medicare.
July 2, 2020
07/02/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
07/02/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:39 PM