# 117-hr-4040: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2022

117-hr-4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4040
- Congress: 117
- Title: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2022
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2021-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 This bill makes permanent several telehealth flexibilities under Medicare that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. Specifically, the bill permanently allows (1) federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) beneficiaries to receive telehealth services at any site, regardless of type or location; (3) any type of practitioner to furnish telehealth services, subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and (4) audio-only evaluation and management and behavioral health services.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 205 | 221 |
| 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 416 | 12 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4040 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4040)

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