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Bill · 119th Congress · S 3834

Expanded Telehealth Access Act

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Introduced 2026-02-11Topic: health care

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Expanded Telehealth Access Act This bill expands the types of health care practitioners who may provide telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide telehealth services under Medicare. It also specifically allows occupational therapy assistants and physical therapist assistants to provide such services.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-02-11SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.refer
2026-02-11Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.