,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,ms4 
,cortez ,masto7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to permanently extend   
the exemption for telehealth services   
from certain high deductible health plan
 rules4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,telehealth ,expansion 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,exemption for      
telehealth services  7a7 ,in general    
,subparagraph 7,e7 of section           
#bbc7;c77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended to read as    
follows3  7,e7 ,safe harbor for absence 
of deductible for telehealth ,a plan    
shall not fail to be treated as a high  
deductible health plan by reason of     
failing to have a deductible for        
telehealth and other remote care        
services4  4  7b7 ,certain coverage     

disregarded ,clause 7ii7 of section     
#bbc7;c77#a77;,b7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking 7in the case of months or plan 
years to which paragraph 7#b77;,e7      
applies74  7c7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to plan years beginning after     
,december #ca1 #bjbd4