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1 health and remote patient monitoring services as the
2 Secretary may specify)’’.
3 SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL SITES TO BE CONSIDERED ORIGI-
4 NATING SITES FOR PURPOSES OF PAYMENTS
5 FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES UNDER MEDI-
6 CARE.
7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1834(m)(4) of the Social
8 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)) is amended—
9 (1) in subparagraph (C)—
10 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘The term’’
11 and inserting ‘‘Subject to clause (iii), the
12 term’’; and
13 (B) by adding at the end the following new
14 clause:
15 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL ORIGINATING
16 SITES.—The term ‘originating site’ also in-
17 cludes the following sites, whether or not
18 they are located in an area described in
19 clause (i), insofar as such sites are not oth-
20 erwise included in the definition of origi-
21 nating site under such clause:
22 ‘‘(I) A critical access hospital (as
23 described in clause (ii)(II)).
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