,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbj ,mr4  
,cruz 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to p]mit a lic5s$ heal? c>e 
provid] to provide heal? c>e s]vices to 
individuals 9 "o or m ,/ates 9 :i* !    
provid] is n lic5s$4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,equal ,access
 to ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 public heal?    
em]g5cies1 su* z ! ,coronavirus ,disease
 #bjai p&emic1 x is ( p>am\nt importance
 to deliv] m$ical res\rces to impact$   
areas :]e ! ne$ is greate/4  7#b7       
,te*nologies t all[ heal? c>e provid]s  
to deliv] c>e across great di/ances c   
deliv] m$ical c>e into impact$ areas1   
includ+ m5tal heal? s]vices & ma9t5ance 
c>e = *ronic illnesses4  7#c7           
,te*nologies t all[ heal? c>e provid]s  
to deliv] c>e across great di/ances c   

!reby free local provid]s to address    
community ne$s t provid]s c only address
 9 p]son4  7#d7 ,"u ! ,con/itution1 !   
,comm]ce ,clause grants ,congress !     
au?ority to regulate comm]ce among !    
,/ates4  #c4 ,int]/ate telem$ic9e  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 
7b71 9 ! case ( a physician1            
practition]1 or o!r heal? c>e provid] :o
 is lic5s$ or o!rwise legally au?oriz$  
to provide heal? c>e s]vices 9 a prim>y 
,/ate1 & :o provides su* heal? c>e      
s]vices 9 int]/ate comm]ce ?r\gh        
electronic in=mation or                 
telecommunication te*nologies to an     
individual 9 a second>y ,/ate1 !        
location ( ! provision ( su* s]vices    
%all be deem$ to be ! prim>y ,/ate & any
 requirem5t t su* physician1            
practition]1 or o!r provid] obta9 a     
comp>able lic5se or o!r comp>able legal 
au?orization f ! second>y ,/ate )       
respect to ! provision ( su* s]vices    
7includ+ requirem5ts relat+ to !        

prescrib+ ( drugs 9 su* second>y ,/ate7 
%all n apply4  7b7 ,p]iod describ$ ,!   
p]iod describ$ 9 ?is subsection is !    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act & end+ on ! date t is #ahj days    
aft] ! date on :i* ! national em]g5cy   
decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u ! ,national    
,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et 
seq47 ) respect to ! ,coronavirus       
,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 ends4  7c7 
,review ( regulations ,! head ( ea*     
,f$]al ag5cy %all review exi/+ guidance 
& regulations to id5tify any su*        
guidance or regulations t may conflict )
 ! provisions ( ?is section4 ,if ! head 
( an ag5cy f9ds any su* conflict1       
not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 su*    
ag5cy head %all1 n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 issue
 revis$ guidance or regulations to      
ensure compliance ) ! provisions ( ?is  
section4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3  7#a7 ,heal? c>e s]vices ,! t]m
 heal? c>e s]vices %all n include       
s]vices ( ! type = :i* fund+ is         

prohibit$ "u ! requirem5ts conta9$ 9    
,public ,law #aaf-id z relat+ to funds =
 programs au?oriz$ "u sections #ccj     
?r\gh #cdj ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed ?r\gh #bef74   
7#b7 ,prim>y ,/ate ,! t]m prim>y ,/ate  
means1 ) respect to ! provision ( heal? 
c>e s]vices by a physician1 practition]1
 or o!r heal? c>e provid] 9 int]/ate    
comm]ce ?r\gh electronic in=mation or   
telecommunication te*nologies1 ! ,/ate 9
 :i* su* physician1 practition]1 or     
provid] is physically locat$ & lic5s$4  
7#c7 ,second>y ,/ate ,! t]m second>y    
,/ate means1 ) respect to ! provision ( 
heal? c>e s]vices by a physician1       
practition]1 or o!r heal? c>e provid] 9 
int]/ate comm]ce ?r\gh electronic       
in=mation or telecommunication          
te*nologies1 a ,/ate 9 :i* su*          
physician1 practition]1 or o!r provid]  
is n physically locat$ or lic5s$4