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House Bill 318
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 13, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 13, 2021
Latest Action
Jan 14, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
318
Congress
117
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
David Schweikert
Arizona
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Republican
Andrew Garbarino
New York
Republican
Fred Keller
Pennsylvania
Republican
Mike Kelly
Pennsylvania
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021

This bill provides for Medicare payment of certain at-home diagnostic tests and telehealth assessments that are provided in relation to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, during the public health emergency, the bill requires Medicare payment of diagnostic tests for respiratory conditions other than COVID-19 (e.g., influenza) that are used to finalize a COVID-19 diagnosis and of COVID-19 blood tests that are ordered via telehealth, as well as for related telehealth assessments, regardless of whether the practitioner who orders the test is the one who furnishes it and regardless of the location of the practitioner.

The bill requires practitioners to report specified demographic data with respect to such tests and services in order to receive payment, and prohibits payment for in-person tests that were already ordered via telehealth.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
January 13, 2021
Actions (4)
01/14/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/13/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/13/2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
01/13/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:35 PM
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