,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio 7= himself1  
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 & ,mr4      
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! designation ( ! week (      
,septemb] #ag ?r\gh ,septemb] #bc1      
#bjbc1 z ,teleheal? ,aw>5ess ,week4     
,:]eas teleheal? all[s a heal? c>e      
practition] to furni% heal? c>e s]vices 
to a pati5t or a practition] at a       
diff]5t physical location ?an ! heal?   
c>e practition]2 ,:]eas teleheal? has   
play$ a significant role 9 support+     
access to quality heal? c>e s]vices =   
millions ( pati5ts dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai   
public heal? em]g5cy & has cont9u$ to be
 ess5tial beyond ! end ( ! public heal? 
em]g5cy2 ,:]eas m ?an #h1jjj1jjj p 7    
unique ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies :o receiv$ at
 lea/ "o teleheal? s]vice 9 #bjbb2      
,:]eas ! numb] ( ,m$ic>e teleheal? us]s 

has rema9$ r consi/5t 9 ea* qu>t] (     
#bjbb2 ,:]eas ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies us$   
#hh times m teleheal? s]vices dur+ !    
fir/ ye> ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic ?an !y  
did 9 ! prior ye> :ile ! ov]all use (   
heal? c>e s]vices among su* b5efici>ies 
rema9$ relatively /able2 ,:]eas foll[+ !
 unprec$5t$ use ( teleheal? & virtual   
c>e s]vices 9 response to ! public heal?
 em]g5cy1 teleheal? n[ repres5ts a      
critical compon5t ( c>e deliv]y1        
demon/rat+ ! ne$ to balance 9-p]son &   
virtual c>e 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjba1 #ia p]c5t ( ,m$ic>e           
b5efici>ies 7 satisfi$ ) _! teleheal?   
exp]i5ces2 ,:]eas legislative ef=ts to  
increase teleheal? access h receiv$     
bip>tisan support 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has ! opportunity to help improve      
broad] access to heal? s]vices = all    
individuals1 includ+ memb]s ( rural &   
und]s]v$ communities2 & ,:]eas          
,teleheal? ,aw>5ess ,week unites ! ef=ts
 ( pati5ts1 c>egiv]s1 heal? c>e         

provid]s1 policymak]s1 & o!r /akehold]s 
to advance ! role ( teleheal? 9 heal?   
c>e3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,teleheal? ,aw>5ess ,week2
  7#b7 recognizes ! impact ( teleheal? 9
 deliv]+ heal? c>e s]vices = pati5ts    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 urges t 
/eps %\ld be tak5--  7,a7 to raise      
aw>5ess ab\t ! b5efits ( exp&+          
teleheal?2  7,b7 to highlight res\rces =
 heal? c>e provid]s & pati5ts reg>d+    
teleheal?2  7,c7 to collect & analyze   
data on ! impacts ( teleheal?2 &  7,d7  
to promote cont9u$ access to teleheal? =
 all communities & across sett+s        
p]man5tly4