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1 ‘‘(ii) TELEHEALTH SERVICES DE-
2 SCRIBED.—A telehealth service described
3 in this clause is a telehealth service that
4 is—
5 ‘‘(I) related to the provision of
6 hospice care or home dialysis; or
7 ‘‘(II) furnished to an individual
8 who is determined to be homebound
9 (as defined for purposes of sections
10 1814(a)(2)(C) and 1835(a)(2)(A)(i)),
11 including such an individual for whom
12 a certification or recertification de-
13 scribed in such section is in effect
14 with respect to home health services.’’.
15 (b) NO ORIGINATING SITE FACILITY FEE FOR NEW
16 SITES.—Section 1834(m)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act
17 (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting
18 after ‘‘the originating site’’ the following: ‘‘(other than an
19 additional originating site described in paragraph
20 (4)(C)(iii))’’.
21 (c) APPLICATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
22 DEFINITION TO CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND SOLE
23 COMMUNITY HOSPITALS.—The second sentence of section
24 1834(m)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
jbell on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:58 Jul 30, 2014 1395m(m)) is amended by inserting ‘‘any telehealth serv-
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