# 117-hr-8493: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.

117-hr-8493, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); 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: 117-hr-8493
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.
- 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: 2022-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill permanently allows any site to serve as an originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services, including a beneficiary's home.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8493 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8493)

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- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8913: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8913)
- [117-hr-8656: To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Ind…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8656)
- [117-hres-1005: Honoring the life and legacy of the late Congressman Don Young of Alaska.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1005)
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