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H.R. 8505

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of telehealth for purposes of recertification of eligibility for hospice care.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 26, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
July 26, 2022
Cosponsors (0)
None
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This bill permanently allows, for purposes of hospice care recertification under Medicare, physicians and nurse practitioners to fulfill the requirement of a face-to-face encounter with the hospice patient via telehealth.

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