; and (2) recognize that any remote practice of medicine is governed by the same medical practice statutes as in-person care. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) telemedicine is the delivery of safe, effective, quality health care services, by a health care provider, using technology-based modalities to deliver medical care; (2) States have recognized this by treating telemedicine as the practice of medicine; and (3) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act should cover the delivery of remote patient services.