,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjbe,mr4 
,feenstra 7for himself and ,mr4 ,pappas7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to allow for the         
furnishing of audio-only telehealth     
services4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,audio-,only        
,telehealth ,access ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,allowing for the furnishing of         
audio-only telehealth services ,section 
#ahcd7m77#i7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77#i77 is   
amended in the first sentence to read as
 follows3 ,the ,secretary shall provide 

coverage and payment under this part for
 telehealth services identified in      
paragraph 7#d77;,f77i7 as of the date of
 the enactment of this paragraph that   
are furnished via an audio-only         
communications system on or after the   
first day of the emergency period       
described in section                    
#aace7;g77#a77;,b744