# 117-hr-7876: Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act

117-hr-7876, Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7876
- Congress: 117
- Title: Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-05-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill extends through 2024 certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services), and (3) other types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7876 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7876)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-7213: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7213)
- [117-hr-7075: Ukrainian Independence Park Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7075)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7876 (as of 2025-11-18).