,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4  
,bald]son 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 
,williams1 & ,mr4 ,gibbs7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices & ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to conduct     
/udies & report to ,congress on actions 
tak5 to exp& access to teleheal? s]vices
 "u ! ,m$ic>e1 ,m$icaid1 & ,*ildr5's    
,heal? ,insurance programs dur+ !       
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,kn[+ !       
,effici5cy & ,efficacy ( ,p]man5t       
,teleheal? ,options ,act ( #bjbj or !   
,,keep ,teleheal? ,options ,act ( #bjbj4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   

7#a7 ,on ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbj1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates confirm$ ! ,nation's fir/ case ( 
! #bjai novel coronavirus 7:i* pres5ts z
 ! disease ,,covid-#ai74  7#b7 ,on      
,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y7 decl>$ a public heal?   
em]g5cy 9 response to ,,covid-#ai4  7#c7
 ,by ,m>*1 ! disease rea*$ ! p&emic     
level accord+ to ! ,_w ,heal?           
,organization1 & ! ,presid5t proclaim$ !
 ,,covid-#ai outbreak 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to con/itute a national em]g5cy4  7#d7  
,?is em]g5cy decl>ation au?orizes !     
,secret>y to tempor>ily waive or modify 
c]ta9 requirem5ts ( ! ,m$ic>e1 ,m$icaid1
 & ,/ate ,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance    
programs & ( ! ,heal? ,insurance        
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act      
,privacy ,rule ?r\gh\t ! duration ( !   
public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ 9 response  
to ! ,,covid-#ai outbreak4  7#e7 ,"u ?is
 au?ority1 ! ,secret>y1 & ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices
 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,adm9i/rator7

 act+ "u ! ,secret>y's au?ority1 issu$  
num]\s rules1 regulations1 & waiv]s     
enabl+ ! expansion ( teleheal? s]vices  
dur+ ! public heal? em]g5cy4  7#f7      
,teleheal? s]vices play a critical role 
9 enhanc+ access to c>e = pati5ts :ile  
simultane\sly r$uc+ ! risk ( exposure to
 ! coronavirus = bo? pati5ts & provid]s4
  7#g7 ,! ,adm9i/rator exp&$ access to  
teleheal? s]vices "u ! public heal?     
em]g5cy to all ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies      
7includ+ cl9ician-provid$ s]vices to new
 & e/abli%$ pati5ts74  7#h7 ,on ,april  
#bc1 #bjbj1 ! ,adm9i/rator releas$ a    
teleheal? toolkit to assi/ ,/ates 9     
exp&+ ! use ( teleheal? ?r\gh ,m$icaid &
 ,,*ip4  7#i7 ,exp&$ teleheal? options  
are valuable = all ,am]icans dur+ ?is   
public heal? crisis1 b especially =     
high-risk pati5ts & rural ,am]icans :o  
already h difficulty access+ c>e4  #c4  
,/udies & reports on ! expansion (      
access to teleheal? s]vices dur+ !      
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy  7a7 ,,hhs  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 

( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9 
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator1 %all     
conduct a /udy & submit to ,congress a  
report on actions tak5 by ! ,secret>y   
dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 section 
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b77 to exp& access 
to teleheal? s]vices "u ! ,m$ic>e       
program1 ! ,m$icaid program1 & !        
,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance program4    
,su* report %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 
,a compreh5sive li/ ( teleheal? s]vices 
available "u ! programs describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 & an explanation ( all    
actions und]tak5 by ! ,secret>y dur+ !  
em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 su* p>agraph to
 exp& access to su* s]vices4  7,b7 ,a   
compreh5sive li/ ( types ( provid]s t   
may be reimburs$ = su* s]vices furni%$  
"u su* programs dur+ su* p]iod1 includ+ 
a li/ ( s]vices :i* may only be         
reimburs$ "u su* programs dur+ su* p]iod
 if furni%$ by su* provid]s 9-p]son4    
7,c7 ,a quantitative analysis ( ! use ( 

su* teleheal? s]vices "u su* programs   
dur+ su* p]iod1 includ+ data po9ts on   
use by rural1 m9ority1 l[-income1 &     
eld]ly populations4  7,d7 ,a            
quantitative analysis ( ! use ( su*     
s]vices "u su* programs dur+ su* p]iod =
 m5tal & behavioral heal? treatm5ts4    
7,e7 ,an analysis ( ! public heal?      
impacts ( ! actions describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,publication (  
report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all publi% on ! public website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices !  
report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7   
,,gao  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #baj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%all conduct a /udy & submit to         
,congress a report on-- 7,a7 !          
effici5cy1 managem5t1 & success &       
failures ( ! expansion ( access to      
teleheal? s]vices "u ! ,m$ic>e1         
,m$icaid1 & ,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance 
programs dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9

 subsection 7a77#a72 &  7,b7 any risk 9 
increas$ fraudul5t activity1 & types (  
fraudul5t activity1 associat$ ) su*     
expansion4  7#b7 ,recomm5dations ,!     
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include recomm5dations on-- 7,a7        
pot5tial improvem5ts to teleheal?       
s]vices1 & expansions ( su* s]vices1 "u 
! programs describ$ 9 p>agraph          
7#a77;,a72 &  7,b7 ways to address any  
fraudul5t activity describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a77;,b74