# 116-hr-7663: Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020

116-hr-7663, Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7663
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 47
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020 This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill (1) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during national emergencies, (2) allows rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (3) removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and (3) allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services (rather than for only certain services). Additionally, the CMS must report on the utilization of telehealth services specifically during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (47)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7663 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7663)

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