Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
196 words·~1 min read·
/bill/116/hr/4932/ih/section-1·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
This Act may be cited as the or the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 . CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and sense of Congress. Sec. 3. Expanding the use of telehealth through the waiver of certain requirements. Sec. 4. Expanding the use of telehealth for mental health services. Sec. 5. Use of telehealth in emergency medical care.
Sec. 6. Improvements to the process for adding telehealth services. Sec. 7. Rural health clinics and Federally qualified health centers. Sec. 8. Native American health facilities. Sec. 9. Waiver of telehealth restrictions during national emergencies. Sec. 10. Use of telehealth in recertification for hospice care. Sec. 11. Clarification for fraud and abuse laws regarding technologies provided to beneficiaries. Sec. 12. Study and report on increasing access to telehealth services in the home.
Sec. 13. Analysis of telehealth waivers in alternative payment models. Sec. 14. Model to allow additional health professionals to furnish telehealth services. Sec. 15. Testing of models to examine the use of telehealth under the Medicare program.