,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbj ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to permit a licensed health    
care provider to provide health care    
services to individuals in one or more  
,states in which the provider is not    
licensed4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,equal ,access to   
,care ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress    
finds the following3  7#a7 ,in public   
health emergencies1 such as the         
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai pandemic1 it
 is of paramount importance to deliver  
medical resources to impacted areas     
where the need is greatest4  7#b7       
,technologies that allow health care    
providers to deliver care across great  
distances can deliver medical care into 
impacted areas1 including mental health 

services and maintenance care for       
chronic illnesses4  7#c7 ,technologies  
that allow health care providers to     
deliver care across great distances can 
thereby free local providers to address 
community needs that providers can only 
address in person4  7#d7 ,under the     
,constitution1 the ,commerce ,clause    
grants ,congress the authority to       
regulate commerce among the ,states4    
#c4 ,interstate telemedicine  7a7 ,in   
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 during the period     
described in subsection 7b71 in the case
 of a physician1 practitioner1 or other 
health care provider who is licensed or 
otherwise legally authorized to provide 
health care services in a primary       
,state1 and who provides such health    
care services in interstate commerce    
through electronic information or       
telecommunication technologies to an    
individual in a secondary ,state1 the   
location of the provision of such       
services shall be deemed to be the      

primary ,state and any requirement that 
such physician1 practitioner1 or other  
provider obtain a comparable license or 
other comparable legal authorization    
from the secondary ,state with respect  
to the provision of such services       
7including requirements relating to the 
prescribing of drugs in such secondary  
,state7 shall not apply4  7b7 ,period   
described ,the period described in this 
subsection is the period beginning on   
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
ending on the date that is #ahj days    
after the date on which the national    
emergency declared by the ,president    
under the ,national ,emergencies ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 with      
respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 ends4  7c7 ,review  
of regulations ,the head of each        
,federal agency shall review existing   
guidance and regulations to identify any
 such guidance or regulations that may  
conflict with the provisions of this    
section4 ,if the head of an agency finds

 any such conflict1 notwithstanding any 
other provision of law1 such agency head
 shall1 not later than #cj days after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1     
issue revised guidance or regulations to
 ensure compliance with the provisions  
of this section4  7d7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3  7#a7 ,health care        
services ,the term health care services 
shall not include services of the type  
for which funding is prohibited under   
the requirements contained in ,public   
,law #aaf-id as relating to funds for   
programs authorized under sections #ccj 
through #cdj of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed       
through #bef74  7#b7 ,primary ,state    
,the term primary ,state means1 with    
respect to the provision of health care 
services by a physician1 practitioner1  
or other health care provider in        
interstate commerce through electronic  
information or telecommunication        
technologies1 the ,state in which such  
physician1 practitioner1 or provider is 

physically located and licensed4  7#c7  
,secondary ,state ,the term secondary   
,state means1 with respect to the       
provision of health care services by a  
physician1 practitioner1 or other health
 care provider in interstate commerce   
through electronic information or       
telecommunication technologies1 a ,state
 in which such physician1 practitioner1 
or other provider is not physically     
located or licensed4