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H.R. 4040: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021

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H.R. 4040: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-22 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 399 (2022): On Motion to Recommit, HR4040 (2022-07-27), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021

Plain summary

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022 This bill modifies the extension of certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Specifically, the bill provides that certain flexibilities continue to apply until December 31, 2024, if the emergency period ends before that date. The bill allows beneficiaries to continue to receive telehealth services at any site, regardless of type or location (e.g., the beneficiary's home); occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists to continue to furnish telehealth services; federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to continue to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); evaluation and management and behavioral health services to continue to be provided via audio-only technology; and hospice physicians and nurse practitioners to continue to complete certain requirements relating to patient recertifications via telehealth. The bill also delays implementation of certain in-person evaluation requirements for mental health telehealth services until January 1, 2025, or the first day after the end of the emergency period, whichever is later.

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Official text

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022 (2022-07-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4040 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117