,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjbb,mr4   
,caw?orn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gos>7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to facilitate ! provision (    
teleheal? s]vices ?r\gh int]/ate        
recognition ( heal? c>e pr(essionals'   
lic5ses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,teleheal? ,treatm5t & ,te*nology ,act (
 #bjbb or ! #c,t ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4     
,au?orization ( teleheal? & ,int]/ate   
treatm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( ,f$]al or ,/ate law or      
regulation reg>d+ ! lic5sure or         
c]tification ( heal? c>e provid]s or !  
provision ( teleheal? s]vices1 a heal?  
c>e pr(essional may practice )9 ! scope 
( ! individual's lic5se1 c]tification1  
or au?orization describ$ 9 subsection   
7i77#a77;,a7 ?r\gh teleheal? 9 any      
,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or any   
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       

,/ates1 or any o!r location designat$ by
 ! ,secret>y1 bas$ on ! lic5sure1       
c]tification1 or au?orization ( su*     
individual 9 any "o ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia1 or t]ritory or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,scope ( teleheal? 
s]vices ,teleheal? s]vices au?oriz$ by  
?is section include s]vices provid$ to  
any pati5t reg>dless ( :e!r ! heal? c>e 
pr(essional has a prior treatm5t        
relation%ip ) ! pati5t1 provid$ t1 if ! 
heal? c>e pr(essional does n h a prior  
treatm5t relation%ip ) ! pati5t1 a new  
relation%ip may be e/abli%$ only via a  
writt5 ackn[l$gm5t or syn*ron\s         
te*nology4  7c7 ,initiation ( teleheal? 
s]vices ,be=e provid+ teleheal? s]vices 
au?oriz$ by ?is section1 ! heal? c>e    
pr(essional %all-- 7#a7 v]ify !         
id5tification ( ! pati5t receiv+ heal?  
s]vices2  7#b7 obta9 oral or writt5     
ackn[l$gm5t f ! pati5t 7or legal        
repres5tative ( ! pati5t7 to p]=m       
teleheal? s]vices1 & if su* ackn[l$gm5t 
is oral1 make a record ( su*            

ackn[l$gm5t2 &  7#c7 obta9 or confirm an
 alt]native me?od ( contact+ ! pati5t 9 
case ( a te*nological failure4  7d7     
,writt5 notice ( provision ( s]vices ,z 
soon z practicable1 b n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] fir/ provid+ s]vices pursuant 
to ?is section 9 a jurisdiction o!r ?an 
! jurisdiction 9 :i* a heal? c>e        
pr(essional is lic5s$1 c]tifi$1 or      
o!rwise au?oriz$1 su* heal? c>e         
pr(essional %all provide writt5 notice  
to ! applicable lic5s+1 c]tify+1 or     
au?oriz+ au?ority 9 ! jurisdiction 9 :i*
 ! heal? c>e pr(essional provid$ su*    
s]vices4 ,su* notice %all include !     
heal? c>e pr(essional's-- 7#a7 "n2  7#b7
 email address2  7#c7 phone numb]2  7#d7
 ,/ate ( prim>y lic5se1 c]tification1 or
 au?orization2 &  7#e7 lic5se1          
c]tification1 or au?orization type1 &   
applicable numb] or id5tify+ in=mation )
 respect to su* lic5se1 c]tification1 or
 au?orization4  7e7 ,cl>ification ,no?+ 
9 ?is section au?orizes a heal? c>e     
pr(essional to-- 7#a7 practice beyond ! 

scope ( practice au?oriz$ by-- 7,a7 any 
,/ate1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 t]ritorial1
 or local au?ority 9 ! jurisdiction 9   
:i* ! heal? c>e pr(essional holds a     
lic5se1 c]tification1 or au?orization   
describ$ 9 section #c7a77;,a72 or  7,b7 
any ,/ate1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1        
t]ritorial1 or local au?ority 9 !       
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! pati5t receiv+     
s]vices is locat$2  7#b7 provide any    
s]vice or subset ( s]vices prohibit$ by 
any su* au?ority 9 ! jurisdiction 9 :i* 
! pati5t receiv+ s]vices is locat$2     
7#c7 provide any s]vice or subset (     
s]vices 9 a mann] prohibit$ by any su*  
au?ority ! jurisdiction 9 :i* ! pati5t  
receiv+ s]vices is locat$2 or  7#d7     
provide any s]vice or subset ( s]vices 9
 a mann] o!r ?an ! mann] prescrib$ by   
any su* au?ority 9 ! jurisdiction 9 :i* 
! pati5t receiv+ s]vices is locat$4  7f7
 ,inve/igative & discipl9>y au?ority ,a 
heal? c>e pr(essional provid+ s]vices   
pursuant to ! au?ority "u ?is section   
%all be subject to inve/igation &       

discipl9>y action by ! lic5s+1 c]tify+1 
or au?oriz+ au?orities 9 ! jurisdiction 
9 :i* ! pati5t receiv+ s]vices is       
locat$4 ,! jurisdiction 9 :i* ! pati5t  
receiv+ s]vices is locat$ %all h !      
au?ority to preclude ! heal? c>e provid]
 f practic+ fur!r 9 its jurisdiction1   
:e!r su* practice is au?oriz$ by ! laws 
( su* jurisdiction or ! au?ority grant$ 
"u ?is section1 & %all report any su*   
preclusion to ! lic5s+ au?ority 9 !     
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! heal? c>e provid]  
is lic5s$1 c]tifi$1 or au?oriz$4  7g7   
,multiple jurisdiction lic5sure ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( ?is section1 a     
heal? c>e pr(essional %all be subject to
 ! requirem5ts ( ! jurisdiction (       
lic5sure if ! pr(essional is lic5s$ 9 ! 
,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or       
t]ritory or possession :]e ! pati5t is  
locat$4  7h7 ,int]/ate lic5sure compacts
 ,if a heal? c>e pr(essional is lic5s$ 9
 multiple jurisdictions ?r\gh an        
int]/ate lic5sure compact1 ) respect to 
s]vices provid$ to a pati5t locat$ 9 a  

jurisdiction cov]$ by su* compact1 !    
heal? c>e pr(essional %all be subject to
 ! requirem5ts ( ! compact & n ?is      
section4  7i7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m heal? c>e          
pr(essional means an individual :o--    
7,a7 has a valid & unre/rict$ lic5se or 
c]tification f1 or is o!rwise au?oriz$  
by1 a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or 
a t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 = any heal? pr(ession1 includ+  
m5tal heal?2 &  7,b7 is n affirmatively 
exclud$ f practice 9 ! lic5s+ or c]tify+
 jurisdiction or 9 any o!r jurisdiction2
  7#b7 ! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 &  7#c7 !  
t]m teleheal? s]vices means use (       
telecommunications & in=mation te*nology
 7includ+ syn*ron\s or asyn*ron\s       
audio-visual1 audio-only1 or /ore & =w>d
 te*nology7 to provide access to        
physical & m5tal heal? assessm5t1       
diagnosis1 treatm5t1 int]v5tion1        
consultation1 sup]vision1 & in=mation   
across di/ance4  #c4 ,revision ( ,,hipaa

 regulations to ensure pati5t access to 
teleheal? s]vices ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$ 
to z ! ,secret>y7 %all revise ! ,,hipaa 
privacy regulation 7z def9$ 9 section   
#aahj7;b77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#i7;b77#c777 to 
ensure t1 ) respect to s]vices furni%$  
by a heal? c>e provid] via teleheal? on 
or aft] ! fir/ day foll[+ ! end ( !     
em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 section        
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( su* ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b771 su* 
provid] may s furni% su* s]vices us+ any
 non-public fac+ audio or video         
communication product 7z su* t]m is us$ 
= purposes ( ! notice entitl$           
,notification ( ,en=cem5t ,discretion = 
,teleheal? ,remote ,communications ,dur+
 ! ,,covid-#ai ,nationwide ,public      
,heal? ,em]g5cy z publi%$ by ! ,(fice ( 
,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices74