,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjba,mr4   
,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide = ! waiv] ( c]ta9 teleheal?     
requirem5ts to p]mit reimbursem5t =     
audio-only teleheal? s]vices "u !       
,m$ic>e program dur+ em]g5cy            
decl>ations4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,audio-,only ,teleheal? 
= ,em]g5cies ,act4  #b4 ,waiv] ( c]ta9  
teleheal? requirem5ts to p]mit          
reimbursem5t = audio-only teleheal?     
s]vices "u ! ,m$ic>e program dur+       
em]g5cy decl>ations ,section #ahcd7m7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aciem7m77 ( ! ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ p>agraph 
7#h7 & ins]t+ p>agraphs 7#h7 & 7#i72 &  
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#i7 ,reimbursem5t =         

audio-only teleheal? s]vices dur+       
em]g5cy decl>ations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,)   
respect to teleheal? s]vices furni%$ on 
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is         
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all waive !      
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a7 & section   
#daj4gh7;a77#c7 ( title #db1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation71 relat+ to ! use (          
int]active telecommunications sy/ems to 
furni% teleheal? s]vices1 to ! ext5t su*
 provisions require ! use ( video       
te*nology1 to all[ = ! furni%+ (        
teleheal? s]vices us+ audio-only        
te*nology1 z det]m9$ appropriate by !   
,secret>y1 ) respect to su* s]vices     
furni%$ 9 any geographical area 9 :i*1 &
 any p]iod dur+ :i*1 !re exi/s-- 7i7 an 
em]g5cy or disa/] decl>$ by ! ,presid5t 
pursuant to ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 
or ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &
 ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act2 or  7ii7 a   
public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !        
,secret>y pursuant to section #cai ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  7,b7      

,paym5t p>ity ,! ,secret>y %all provide 
t any teleheal? s]vice furni%$ us+      
audio-only te*nology pursuant to a waiv]
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 is reimburs$ at !  
same rate at :i* ! s]vice w\ld be       
reimburs$ if furni%$ 9 p]son4  4