{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6296","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6296,"title":"Advancing Access to Telehealth Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-11-25","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000624","fullName":"Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]","party":"D","state":"MI","district":6}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-11-25","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-11-25","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-25","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-25","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-25","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Advancing Access to Telehealth Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.</p><p>Specifically, the bill permanently&nbsp;extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services); and (3) audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists to furnish telehealth services.<br/><br/></p>","updateDate":"2026-01-26T16:41:05Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":480,"ts":"2026-04-15T20:38:01.326Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Advancing%20Access%20to%20Telehealth%20Act"}]}}