Expanding authority for practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services

Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended— (1) by striking Practitioner.—The term and inserting “ Practitioner.— (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), the term; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) Expanding practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services (I) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, in the case of telehealth services furnished on or after October 1, 2025, the Secretary may waive any limitation on the types of practitioners who are eligible to furnish telehealth services if the Secretary determines that such waiver is clinically appropriate. (II) Implementation In implementing a waiver under this clause, the Secretary may establish requirements, as appropriate, for practitioners under such waiver, including with respect to beneficiary and program integrity protections. (III) Public comment The Secretary shall establish a process by which stakeholders may (on at least an annual basis) provide public comment on such waiver under this clause. (IV) Periodic review The Secretary shall periodically, but not more frequently than every 3 years, reassess the waiver under this clause to determine whether such waiver continues to be clinically appropriate. The Secretary shall terminate any waiver that the Secretary determines is no longer clinically appropriate..