Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7571
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jul 9, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 3, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7571
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Alaska
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House 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.

Text (1)
Actions (5)
09/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
09/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/03/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
07/09/2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/09/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:58 PM