Sec. 50325. Expanding the use of telehealth for individuals with stroke
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Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ), as amended by section 50302(b)(1), is amended— in paragraph (4)(C)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking The term and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (6), the term ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The requirements described in paragraph (4)(C) shall not apply with respect to telehealth services furnished on or after January 1, 2019, for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of symptoms of an acute stroke, as determined by the Secretary.
With respect to telehealth services described in subparagraph (A), the term originating site shall include any hospital (as defined in section 1861(e)) or critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)), any mobile stroke unit (as defined by the Secretary), or any other site determined appropriate by the Secretary, at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished via a telecommunications system. No facility fee shall be paid under paragraph (2)(B) to an originating site with respect to a telehealth service described in subparagraph
(A)if the originating site does not otherwise meet the requirements for an originating site under paragraph (4)(C). .
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Expanding the use of telehealth for individuals with stroke
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