ALLOWING FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUDIO-ONLY TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

SEC. 305. ALLOWING FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUDIO-ONLY TELEHEALTH SERVICES. Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking “paragraph (8)” and inserting “paragraphs (8) and (9)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(9) Treatment of telehealth services furnished using audio-only telecommunications technology.—The Secretary shall continue to provide coverage and payment under this part for telehealth services identified in paragraph (4)(F)(i) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph that are furnished via an audio-only telecommunications system during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B). For purposes of the previous sentence, the term ‘telehealth service’ means a telehealth service identified as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph by a HCPCS code (and any succeeding codes) for which the Secretary has not applied the requirements of paragraph (1) and the first sentence of section 410.78(a)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, during such emergency period.” .