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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 5, 2009
Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health (TECH) Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish telehealth pilot projects for the purpose of analyzing the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness associated with telehealth services in a variety of geographic areas.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for expansion of originating telehealth sites for stroke telehealth services; (2) provide access to store-and-forward telehealth services in facilities of the Indian Health Service and federally qualified health centers; and (3) direct the Secretary to establish reasonable regulations to consider the remote credentialing and privileging standards for originating sites with respect to telehealth services.
People & committees
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D–NM
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11216-11217)
Introduced in Senate
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