,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cihh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbj,mr4   
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4   
,jones1 & ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act ) respect 
to teleheal? enhancem5ts = em]g5cy      
response4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,enhanc+ ,prep>$ness ?r\gh 
,teleheal? ,act4  #b4 ,teleheal?        
enhancem5ts = em]g5cy response          
,subsection 7e7 ( section #cai;,d ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#d7 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7e7 ,teleheal? enhancem5ts =   
em]g5cy response  7#a7 ,evaluation ,!   
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,f$]al    
,communications ,commission & o!r       
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all1 e #e     
ye>s-- 7,a7 conduct an inv5tory (       
teleheal? initiatives 9 exi/5ce on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,enhanc+ ,prep>$ness

 ?r\gh ,teleheal? ,act1 includ+ !-- 7i7 
specific location ( networks & heal?    
in=mation te*nology infra/ructure t     
support su* initiatives2  7ii7 m$ical1  
te*nological1 & communications          
capabilities ( su* initiatives2  7iii7  
functionality ( su* initiatives2 &  7iv7
 capacity & ability ( su* initiatives to
 h&le increas$ volume dur+ ! response to
 a public heal? em]g5cy2  7,b7 id5tify  
me?ods to exp& & int]connect ! ,/ate &  
regional heal? in=mation networks fund$ 
by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,/ate & regional      
broadb& networks fund$ by ! ,f$]al      
,communications ,commission1 includ+ su*
 networks support$ by ! rural heal? c>e 
support me*anism pilot program1 & o!r   
teleheal? networks2  7,c7 evaluate ways 
to prep>e =1 monitor1 respond rapidly   
to1 or manage ! ev5ts (1 a public heal? 
em]g5cy ?r\gh ! enhanc$ use ( teleheal? 
te*nologies1 includ+-- 7i7 me*anisms =  
paym5t or reimbursem5t = use ( su*      
te*nologies & p]sonnel dur+ public heal?
 em]g5cies2  7ii7 ! use ( teleheal?     

te*nologies & s]vices by heal? c>e      
provid]s 9 rec5t public heal? em]g5cies2
  7iii7 ways 9 :i* ,/ates us$ teleheal? 
te*nologies & s]vices 9 ,/ate responses 
to public heal? em]g5cies2 &  7iv7      
infra/ructure & res\rce ne$s to ensure  
provid]s h ! necess>y tools1 tra9+1 &   
te*nical assi/ance to provide teleheal? 
s]vices2  7,d7 id5tify me?ods = r$uc+   
legal b>ri]s t det] heal? c>e           
pr(essionals f provid+ teleheal?        
s]vices1 su* z by utiliz+ ,/ate em]g5cy 
heal? c>e pr(essional cr$5tial+         
v]ification sy/ems1 enc\rag+ ,/ates to  
e/abli% & implem5t me*anisms to improve 
int]/ate m$ical lic5sure coop]ation1    
facilitat+ ! ex*ange ( in=mation among  
,/ates reg>d+ inve/igations & adv]se    
actions1 & enc\rag+ ,/ates to waive !   
application ( lic5s+ requirem5ts dur+ a 
public heal? em]g5cy2  7,e7 evaluate    
ways to integrate ! practice ( teleheal?
 )9 ! ,national ,disa/] ,m$ical ,sy/em  
or any rec5t actions tak5 relat$ to su* 
integration2  7,f7 promote great]       

coord9ation among exi/+ ,f$]al int]ag5cy
 teleheal? & heal? in=mation te*nology  
initiatives2 &  7,g7 make recomm5dations
 relat$ to updates on ! use ( teleheal? 
9 public heal? em]g5cies 9 ,f$]al &     
,/ate public heal? prep>$ness plans &   
any actions tak5 to implem5t su*        
recomm5dations4  7#b7 ,report  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al  7i7 ,initial report ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !       
,enhanc+ ,prep>$ness ?r\gh ,teleheal?   
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all prep>e & submit a
 report to ! ,committee on ,heal?1      
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives    
reg>d+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,subsequ5t     
reports ,! ,secret>y %all submit updat$ 
reports describ$ 9 clause 7i7 to !      
committees describ$ 9 su* clause n lat] 
?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbc1 & e #e ye>s      
!reaft]4  7,b7 ,consid]ations ,9 prep>+ 
! reports "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !        
,secret>y %all take into consid]ation   

pot5tial b>ri]s to ! adoption (         
teleheal? by pati5ts & provid]s dur+ a  
public heal? em]g5cy1 includ+-- 7i7     
provid] reimbursem5t2  7ii7 insurance   
cov]age2  7iii7 provid] lic5sure2  7iv7 
accessibility ( teleheal? & remote      
te*nologies2 &  7v7 conc]ns ar\nd       
violat+ relevant privacy1 security1 &   
pati5t safety regulations4  4