Lexology July 2, 2020
This week, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) proposed the Equal Access to Care Act (the “EACA”), which would allow licensed providers to provide services via telehealth in any state, in any location for up to 180 days after the end of the public health emergency period.
The EACA changes the way that existing rules and regulations relating to telehealth services are applied. For example, the EACA eliminates the requirement present in many states[1] that an out-of-state licensed provider must obtain a license or permit (or some other form of authorization) from the state in which the patient is located in order to treat the patient via telehealth or otherwise. For a 180-day period, the EACA would allow...
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