# 117-hr-8506: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

117-hr-8506, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); 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-8506
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
- 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. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8506)

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