,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,bald]son 7= himself1 ,mrs4   
,lee ( ,nevada1 ,mrs4 ,h9son1 & ,mr4    
,neguse7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,m$ic>e ,paym5t ,advisory ,commission1 &
 ! ,m$icaid & ,,*ip ,paym5t & ,access   
,commission to conduct /udies & report  
to ,congress on actions tak5 to exp&    
access to teleheal? s]vices "u !        
,m$ic>e1 ,m$icaid1 & ,*ildr5's ,heal?   
,insurance programs dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai  
em]g5cy4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,kn[+ ! ,effici5cy &        
,efficacy ( ,p]man5t ,teleheal? ,options
 ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,keep ,teleheal?    

,options ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,/udies &   
reports on ! expansion ( access to      
teleheal? s]vices dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai    
em]g5cy  7a7 ,,hhs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9     
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator1 %all     
conduct a /udy & submit to ,congress a  
report on actions tak5 by ! ,secret>y   
dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 section 
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b77 & ?r\gh        
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd1 to exp& access to  
teleheal? s]vices "u ! ,m$ic>e program1 
! ,m$icaid program1 & ! ,*ildr5's ,heal?
 ,insurance program4 ,su* report %all   
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a compreh5sive  
li/ ( teleheal? s]vices available "u su*
 programs & an explanation ( all actions
 und]tak5 by ! ,secret>y dur+ su*       
em]g5cy p]iod & ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1     
#bjbd1 to exp& access to su* s]vices4   
7,b7 ,a compreh5sive li/ ( types (      
provid]s t may be reimburs$ = su*       

s]vices furni%$ "u su* programs dur+ su*
 p]iod & ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd1     
includ+ a li/ ( s]vices :i* may only be 
reimburs$ "u su* programs dur+ su* p]iod
 & ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd1 if furni%$
 by su* provid]s 9-p]son4  7,c7 ,a      
quantitative analysis ( ! use ( su*     
teleheal? s]vices "u su* programs dur+  
su* p]iod & ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd1  
includ+ data po9ts on use by rural1     
m9ority1 l[-income1 & eld]ly            
populations4  7,d7 ,a quantitative      
analysis ( ! use ( su* s]vices "u su*   
programs dur+ su* p]iod & ?r\gh ,decemb]
 #ca1 #bjbd1 = m5tal & behavioral heal? 
treatm5ts4  7,e7 ,an analysis ( ! public
 heal? impacts ( ! actions describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,publication (  
report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all publi% on ! public website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices !  
report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7   
,med,p,a,c & ,,macpac  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (

 ?is ,act1 ! ,m$ic>e ,paym5t ,advisory  
,commission & ! ,m$icaid & ,,*ip ,paym5t
 & ,access ,commission1 9 consultation )
 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 %all ea*      
conduct a /udy & submit to ,congress a  
report on-- 7,a7 any improvem5ts to1 or 
b>ri]s 91 access to teleheal? s]vices   
"u-- 7i7 9 ! case ( ! report submitt$ by
 ! ,m$ic>e ,paym5t ,advisory            
,commission1 ! ,m$ic>e program2 &  7ii7 
9 ! case ( ! report submitt$ by !       
,m$icaid & ,,*ip ,paym5t & ,access      
,commission1 ! ,m$icaid & ,*ildr5's     
,heal? ,insurance programs2  dur+ !     
em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#a7 & ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd2 &  
7,b7 :at is kn[n ab\t any increas$ risk 
9 increas$ fraudul5t activity1 includ+ !
 types ( fraudul5t activity1 t c\ld be  
associat$ ) ! expansion ( access to su* 
s]vices "u su* programs dur+ su* p]iod &
 ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd4  7#b7       
,recomm5dations ,! reports submitt$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include              

recomm5dations1 z appropriate1 on-- 7,a7
 pot5tial improvem5ts to teleheal?      
s]vices1 & expansions ( su* s]vices1 "u 
! programs describ$ 9 p>agraph          
7#a77;,a72 &  7,b7 possible approa*es to
 address+ any fraudul5t activity        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74