H.R. 1148 · 115th Congress
FAST Act of 2017
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- H. Griffith
- Introduced
- 2017-02-16
- Latest action
- 2017-12-06 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-444, Part I.
Summary
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 or the FAST Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill specifies that, under Medicare, telehealth services include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided to an individual soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms. Certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare shall not apply with respect to such stroke services.