Sec. 3704. Enhancing Medicare telehealth services for Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics during emergency period
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Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ) is amended— in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary and inserting Subject to paragraph (8), the Secretary ; in paragraph (2)(A), by striking The Secretary and inserting Subject to paragraph (8), the Secretary ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A), by striking The term and inserting Subject to paragraph (8), the term ; and in subparagraph (F)(i), by striking The term and inserting Subject to paragraph (8), the term ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)— the Secretary shall pay for telehealth services that are furnished via a telecommunications system by a Federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic to an eligible telehealth individual enrolled under this part notwithstanding that the Federally qualified health center or rural clinic providing the telehealth service is not at the same location as the beneficiary; the amount of payment to a Federally qualified health center or rural health clinic that serves as a distant site for such a telehealth service shall be determined under subparagraph (B); and for purposes of this subsection— the term distant site includes a Federally qualified health center or rural health clinic that furnishes a telehealth service to an eligible telehealth individual; and the term telehealth services includes a rural health clinic service or Federally qualified health center service that is furnished using telehealth to the extent that payment codes corresponding to services identified by the Secretary under clause
(i)or
(ii)of paragraph (4)(F) are listed on the corresponding claim for such rural health clinic service or Federally qualified health center service. The Secretary shall develop and implement payment methods that apply under this subsection to a Federally qualified health center or rural health clinic that serves as a distant site that furnishes a telehealth service to an eligible telehealth individual during such emergency period. Such payment methods shall be based on payment rates that are similar to the national average payment rates for comparable telehealth services under the physician fee schedule under section 1848. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement such payment methods through program instruction or otherwise. Costs associated with telehealth services shall not be used to determine the amount of payment for Federally qualified health center services under the prospective payment system under section 1834(o) or for rural health clinic services under the methodology for all-inclusive rates (established by the Secretary) under section 1833(a)(3). .
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Sec. 3704
Enhancing Medicare telehealth services for Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics during emergency period
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