Sec. 4012. TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN MEDICARE
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## SEC. 4012 TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN MEDICARE ###
(a)Provision of Information by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall provide to the committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate information on the following: ####
(1)The populations of Medicare beneficiaries, such as those who are dually eligible for the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and those with chronic conditions, whose care may be improved most in terms of quality and efficiency by the expansion, in a manner that meets or exceeds the existing in-person standard of care under the Medicare program under such title XVIII, of telehealth services under section 1834(m)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)). ####
(2)Activities by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation which examine the use of telehealth services in models, projects, or initiatives funded through section 1115A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a). ####
(3)The types of high-volume services (and related diagnoses) under such title XVIII which might be suitable to be furnished using telehealth. ####
(4)Barriers that might prevent the expansion of telehealth services under section 1834(m)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)) beyond such services that are in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(b)Provision of Information by MedPAC Not later than March 15, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6) shall, using quantitative and qualitative research methods, provide information to the committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate that identifies— ####
(1)the telehealth services for which payment can be made, as of the date of enactment of this Act, under the fee-for-service program under parts A and B of title XVIII of such Act; ####
(2)the telehealth services for which payment can be made, as of such date, under private health insurance plans; and ####
(3)with respect to services identified under paragraph
(2)but not under paragraph (1), ways in which payment for such services might be incorporated into such fee-for-service program (including any recommendations for ways to accomplish this incorporation). ###
(c)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)eligible originating sites should be expanded beyond those originating sites described in section 1834(m)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(C)); and ####
(2)any expansion of telehealth services under the Medicare program under title XVIII of such Act should— #####
(A)recognize that telemedicine is the delivery of safe, effective, quality health care services, by a health care provider, using technology as the mode of care delivery; #####
(B)meet or exceed the conditions of coverage and payment with respect to the Medicare program if the service was furnished in person, including standards of care, unless specifically addressed in subsequent legislation; and #####
(C)involve clinically appropriate means to furnish such services. # TITLE V SAVINGS
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Sec. 4012
TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN MEDICARE
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