,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf         
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bb71       
#bjbc,mr4 ,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,wick]1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4    
,w>n]1 & ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,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 to a pati5t or a practition] at a  
diff]5t physical location ?an ! heal?   
c>e practition]2 ,:]eas teleheal? play$ 
a significant role 9 support+ access to 
quality heal? c>e = millions ( pati5ts  
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy 
& cont9ues to be important beyond ! end 
( ! public heal? em]g5cy2 ,:]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>2 ,:]eas 
m ?an #h1jjj1jjj unique ,m$ic>e         

b5efici>ies receiv$ at lea/ #a teleheal?
 s]vice 9 #bjbb2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ov]   
#ij p]c5t ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies :o      
receiv$ a teleheal? s]vice 7 satisfi$ ) 
_! exp]i5ce2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 teleheal? 
0 a r\t9e heal? c>e modality ) #ae p]c5t
 ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies us+ teleheal? 9 !
 la/ qu>t] ( ! cal5d> ye>2 ,:]eas1      
foll[+ ! unprec$5t$ use ( teleheal?     
s]vices 9 response to ! public heal?    
em]g5cy1 teleheal? n[ repres5ts a       
critical compon5t ( heal? c>e deliv]y2  
,:]eas legislative ef=ts to increase    
teleheal? access h receiv$ bip>tisan    
support 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
has an opportunity to help improve      
access to heal? c>e = 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 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          

designates ! week ( ,septemb] #ag ?r\gh 
,septemb] #bc1 #bjbc1 z ,teleheal?      
,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7 recognizes !      
impact ( teleheal? 9 deliv]+ heal? c>e =
 pati5ts across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7
 urges t /eps %\ld be tak5 to-- 7,a7    
raise aw>5ess ab\t ! b5efits (          
teleheal?2  7,b7 highlight res\rces =   
heal? c>e provid]s & pati5ts reg>d+     
teleheal?2  7,c7 collect & analyze data 
on ! impacts ( teleheal?2 &  7,d7       
promote cont9u$ access to teleheal? =   
all communities & across sett+s4