By Shenango Valley News |
May 9, 2024
On Wednesday, the Ways & Means Committee advanced H.R. 8151, a bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Adrian Smith (R-NE). The bill aims to permanently expand the list of practitioners eligible to provide telehealth services to include qualified physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, and audiologists. This legislation was included in H.R. 8261, The Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, introduced by Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Mike Thompson (D-CA).