,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #hdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bc1        
#bjbd,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] #ae    
?r\gh ,septemb] #ba1 #bjbd1 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? play$ a significant    
role 9 support+ access to quality heal? 
c>e s]vices = 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 
#be p]c5t ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies receiv$ 

at lea/ #a teleheal? s]vice 9 #bjbc2    
,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 approximately #ij p]c5t
 ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies :o receiv$ a     
teleheal? s]vice 7 satisfi$ ) _!        
exp]i5ce2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 teleheal? 0 a
 r\t9e heal? c>e modality ) #ac p]c5t ( 
,m$ic>e b5efici>ies us+ teleheal? 9 !   
la/ qu>t] ( ! cal5d> ye>2 ,:]eas        
teleheal? is a common c>e modality =    
,m$ic>e b5efici>ies to receive          
behavioral heal? s]vices1 ) half (      
common psy*o!rapy s]vices furni%$ "u !  
orig9al ,m$ic>e fee-=-s]vice program    
deliv]$ by teleheal? 9 #bjbb2 ,:]eas    
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s & rural   
heal? cl9ics use teleheal? to deliv]    
s]vices to rural & und]s]v$ populations2
 ,:]eas1 foll[+ ! unprec$5t$ use (      
teleheal? s]vices 9 response to !       
,,covid-#ai 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? 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 !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ! week (       
,septemb] #ae ?r\gh ,septemb] #ba1      
#bjbd1 z ,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 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