# 119-s-3834: Expanded Telehealth Access Act

119-s-3834, Expanded Telehealth Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3834
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanded Telehealth Access Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would expand Medicare telehealth payment eligibility to more allied health professionals and assistants.** The bill would let Medicare pay qualified audiologists, occupational and physical therapists and their assistants, speech-language pathologists, and certain facilities for services delivered by telehealth. - Medicare enrollees would have broader access to therapy and audiology care by telehealth, including speech, occupational, and physical therapy. - Qualified audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists and supervised assistants would be eligible for Medicare payment for telehealth services. The bill clarifies that assistants at distant sites can be paid and that the payment amount would equal what Medicare would have paid for that assistant. - Facilities that furnish services described in section 1833(a) paragraphs (8) or (9) could receive Medicare payment when those services are provided via telehealth, and the Secretary could add other enrolled providers or suppliers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Medicare telehealth for therapists and audiologists: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let more types of providers bill Medicare for telehealth. Qualified audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and qualified occupational and physical therapists would be added to the telehealth "practitioner" list for services furnished on or after the date of enactmen…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
- 119-s-2028: Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3834 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3834)

## Related
- [119-s-5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5354)
- [119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1260)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
- [119-s-2028: Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2028)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3834 (as of 2026-04-21).