ACCESS Act

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Explore the details of Senate Bill 3517 ACCESS Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/8/2022, 11:23 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3517

Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill (1) provides appropriations for the Telehealth Resource Center Program of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to develop telehealth capacity for certain nursing facilities, and (2) directs other activities to increase access to telehealth services in such facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

HRSA shall award grants, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to skilled nursing facilities and other nursing facilities to support virtual visits to residents during the emergency. The FCC shall waive requirements that apply to certain funding for telecommunication and broadband services for health care providers if those requirements prevent facilities that receive grants from carrying them out.

The Department of Health and Human Services must also provide recommendations related to immediately increasing access, during the emergency, to telehealth services for which Medicare and Medicaid payments are available in skilled and other nursing facilities.

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Current Status of Bill S 3517

Bill S 3517 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 18, 2020. Bill S 3517 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on March 18, 2020. Bill S 3517's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of March 18, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3517

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3517

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures

- Appropriations

- Cardiovascular and respiratory health

- Computers and information technology

- Congressional oversight

- Department of Health and Human Services

- Emergency medical services and trauma care

- Executive agency funding and structure

- Family relationships

- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

- Health care coverage and access

- Health facilities and institutions

- Health programs administration and funding

- Health technology, devices, supplies

- Infectious and parasitic diseases

- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

- Medicaid

- Medicare

- Nursing

- Rural conditions and development

- Telecommunication rates and fees

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3517

ACCESS Act

Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act

A bill to increase the ability of nursing facilities to access to telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.