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Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023

H.R. 6364 · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to maintain certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy under the Medicare program.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023”.

Sec. 2 Maintaining certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy under the Medicare program

Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(10) Ensuring physician and practitioner privacy—In the case of a physician or practitioner who elects to furnish telehealth services at a distant site that is the home of such physician or practitioner, if the Secretary requires such physician or practitioner to include the address of such home on any enrollment form of such physician or practitioner under this title (or requires such physician or practitioner to bill for such services using such address), the Secretary may not make such address available to the public in any manner.”