,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjbj,mr4   
,cassidy 7= himself & ,ms4 ,smi?7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !     
conduct ( a ,,gao /udy & report on rural
 heal? access dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,rural ,heal? ,c>e ,access ,review  
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,,gao /udy & report  
on rural heal? access dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy  
on access to heal? c>e 9 rural areas    
dur+ ! public heal? em]g5cy describ$ 9  
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774 ,su* /udy %all
 include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,to ! ext5t data
 are available1 an analysis ( access1   
quality1 pati5t & provid] exp]i5ce1 &   
sp5d+ & utilization ( teleheal? s]vices 
furni%$ dur+ su* public heal? em]g5cy4  

,su* evaluation %all be brok5 out by ea*
 ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,individuals enroll$ 9
 ! ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid programs4  7,b7 ,!
 provid] type & m$ical specialty ( !    
practition] furni%+ ! teleheal? s]vice4 
7,c7 ,! modality "u :i* su* teleheal?   
s]vices 7 furni%$-- 7i7 us+ audio-only  
te*nology2 &  7ii7 us+ audio-visual     
te*nology4  7#b7 ,to ! ext5t data are   
available1 an analysis ( h[ ^!          
flexibilities influ5c$ private pay]     
policies on teleheal?4  7#c7 ,to ! ext5t
 data are available1 an analysis (      
disp>ities 9 access to1 & quality (1    
teleheal? s]vices dur+ su* public heal? 
em]g5cy4  7#d7 ,to ! ext5t data are     
available1 an analysis ( b>ri]s to      
access+ & provid+ teleheal? s]vices     
cov]$ by ! ,m$ic>e or ,m$icaid programs1
 includ+ ^? relat$ to broadb&           
infra/ructure4  7#e7 ,an analysis ( :at 
is kn[n ab\t ! privacy impacts ( ! waiv]
 ( ,f$]al privacy regulations dur+ su*  
public heal? em]g5cy4  7b7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft] ! date (        

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit a report to !        
,committee on ,f9ance & ! ,committee on 
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives    
conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u  
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,def9ition ( rural 
area ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m rural area   
means an area classifi$ z rural by !    
,f$]al ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal? ,policy ( 
! ,heal? ,res\rces  ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration4