,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,daines introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to exempt       
telehealth services from certain high   
deductible health plan rules4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,telehealth ,expansion ,act4  #b4   
,exemption for telehealth services  7a7 
,in general ,paragraph 7#b7 of section  
#bbc7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf is amended by adding at the   
end the following new subparagraph3     
7,e7 ,safe harbor for absence of        
deductible for telehealth ,in the case  
of plan years beginning on or before    
,december #ca1 #bjba1 a plan shall not  
fail to be treated as a high deductible 
health plan by reason of failing to have
 a deductible for telehealth and other  
remote care services4  4  7b7 ,certain  

coverage disregarded ,clause 7ii7 of    
section #bbc7;c77#a77;,b7 of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking or long-term care   
and inserting long-term care1 or 7in the
 case of plan years beginning on or     
before ,december #ca1 #bjba7 telehealth 
and other remote care4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4