,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,ms4 
,cheney 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,smith of    
,missouri1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 and ,mr4    
,kustoff of ,tennessee7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to permit the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services to waive requirements relating
 to the furnishing of telehealth        
services under the ,medicare program1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,advancing ,telehealth ,beyond          
,,covid-#ai ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,permitting the ,secretary of ,health   

and ,human ,services to waive           
requirements relating to the furnishing 
of telehealth services under the        
,medicare program ,section #ahcd7m7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#i7 ,authority to waive    
telehealth requirements ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of this subsection1
 the ,secretary may waive any such      
provision for any area and time period  
specified by the ,secretary4  4  #c4    
,making permanent the ability of        
federally qualified health centers and  
rural health clinics to furnish         
telehealth services under the ,medicare 
program ,section #ahcd7m77#h7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciem7m77#h77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
header1 by striking during emergency    
period2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 in  
the matter preceding clause 7i71 by     
striking ,during and inserting          
,beginning on the first day of2 and     

7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by        
striking during such emergency period4  
#d4 ,clarification for fraud and abuse  
laws regarding technologies provided to 
beneficiaries ,section #aabh;,a7i77#f7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g;a7i77#f77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by 
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2
  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by striking
 the period at the end and inserting 2  
or2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the  
following new subparagraph3  7,k7 the   
provision of technologies 7as defined by
 the ,secretary7 on or after the date of
 the enactment of this subparagraph1 by 
a provider of services or supplier 7as  
such terms are defined for purposes of  
title ,,xviii7 directly to an individual
 who is entitled to benefits under part 
,a of title ,,xviii1 enrolled under part
 ,b of such title1 or both1 for the     
purpose of furnishing telehealth        
services1 remote patient monitoring     
services1 or other services furnished   

through the use of technology 7as       
defined by the ,secretary71 if-- 7i7 the
 technologies are not offered as part of
 any advertisement or solicitation2 and 
7ii7 the provision of the technologies  
meets any other requirements set forth  
in regulations promulgated by the       
,secretary4  4