,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia 7=    
h]self1 ,mr4 ,gold5 ( ,ma9e1 ,ms4 ,van  
,duyne1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1    
,mr4 ,bean ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,morelle7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !      
,social ,security ,act to ext5d c]ta9   
teleheal? flexibilities ) respect to    
hospice c>e "u ! ,m$ic>e program1 & to  
e/abli% a modifi] = rec]tifications (   
hospice c>e eligibility conduct$ ?r\gh  
teleheal?4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,hospice ,rec]tification
 ,flexibility ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion (    
c]ta9 teleheal? flexibilities ,section  
#ahad7;a77#g77;,d77i77,,ii7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;f7a77#g77;,d77i77,,ii77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 by /rik+ end+ on ,m>* #ca1 #bjbe 
& ins]t+ end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbg2 & 
7#b7 by ins]t+ 1 except t ?is subclause 

%all n apply 9 ! case ( su* an enc\nt] )
 an individual occurr+ on or aft]       
,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 if su* individual is 
locat$ 9 an area t has be5 subject to a 
moratorium on ! enrollm5t ( hospice     
programs "u ?is title pursuant to       
section #ahff7;j77#g7 = a p]iod ( n less
 ?an #f mon?s1 if su* individual is     
receiv+ hospice c>e f a provid] t is    
subject to enhanc$ ov]sight "u ?is title
 pursuant to section #ahff7;j77#c71 or  
if su* enc\nt] is p]=m$ by a hospice    
physician or nurse practition] :o is n  
enroll$ "u section #ahff7;j7 & is n an  
opt-out physician or practition] 7z     
def9$ 9 section #ahjb7;b77#f77;,d77 be=e
 ! semicolon4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( modifi]
 = rec]tifications ( hospice c>e        
eligibility conduct$ ?r\gh teleheal?    
,section #ahad7;a77#g77;,d77i77,,ii7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#acie;f7a77#g77;,d77i77,,ii771 z am5d$  
by section #b1 is fur!r am5d$ by ins]t+ 
1 b only if1 9 ! case ( su* an enc\nt]  
occurr+ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1   

any hospice claim includes #a or m      
modifi]s or codes 7z specifi$ by !      
,secret>y7 to indicate t su* enc\nt] 0  
conduct$ via teleheal? aft] z det]m9$   
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4