# 116-hr-8476: TIKES Act

116-hr-8476, TIKES Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8476
- Congress: 116
- Title: TIKES Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-10-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act This bill requires several agencies to promote and evaluate the use of telehealth under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to states on ways to increase access to telehealth; (2) the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study the impact of telehealth on health care access, utilization, costs, and outcomes; and (3) the Government Accountability Office to evaluate federal interagency collaboration with respect to the provision of telehealth services to individuals under the age of 18.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act
- 116-hr-8351: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8476 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8476)

## Related
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8351: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8351)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8476 (as of 2025-11-18).