US HB2508 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-16)
Status: Introduced on May 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a pilot program in which qualifying respiratory therapists may provide telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the program must allow respiratory therapists to provide telehealth disease management services (e.g., smoking cessation counseling) for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Title
BREATHE Act Better Respiration through Expanding Access to Tele-Health Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Congressional oversight
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2508/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2508/BILLS-116hr2508ih.pdf |
