Sec. 3207. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES
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## SEC. 3207 EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES ###
(a)Removing Geographic Requirements and Expanding Originating Sites for Telehealth Services Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking “ending December 31, 2024” and inserting “ending March 31, 2025”; and ####
(2)in paragraph (4)(C)(iii), by striking “ending on December 31, 2024” and inserting “ending on March 31, 2025”. ###
(b)Expanding Practitioners Eligible to Furnish Telehealth Services Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking “ending on December 31, 2024” and inserting “ending on March 31, 2025”. ###
(c)Extending Telehealth Services for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics Section 1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A)) is amended by striking “ending on December 31, 2024” and inserting “ending on March 31, 2025”. ###
(d)Delaying the In-person Requirements Under Medicare for Mental Health Services Furnished Through Telehealth and Telecommunications Technology ####
(1)Delay in requirements for mental health services furnished through telehealth Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “on or after” and all that follows through “described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))” and inserting “on or after April 1, 2025”. ####
(2)Mental health visits furnished by rural health clinics Section 1834(y)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(y)(2)) is amended by striking “January 1, 2025” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “April 1, 2025.”. ####
(3)Mental health visits furnished by federally qualified health centers Section 1834(o)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4)(B)) is amended by striking “January 1, 2025” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “April 1, 2025.”. ###
(e)Allowing for the Furnishing of Audio-only Telehealth Services Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(9)) is amended by striking “ending on December 31, 2024” and inserting “ending on March 31, 2025”. ###
(f)Extending Use of Telehealth to Conduct Face-to-face Encounter Prior to Recertification of Eligibility for Hospice Care Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking “ending on December 31, 2024” and inserting “ending on March 31, 2025”. ###
(g)Program Instruction Authority **[**[42 U.S.C. 1395m note](/us/usc/t42/s1395m)**]** The Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments made by this section through program instruction or otherwise.
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