; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and sense of Congress. Sec. 3. Expanding the use of telehealth through the waiver of certain requirements. Sec. 4. Expanding the use of telehealth for mental health services. Sec. 5. Use of telehealth in emergency medical care. Sec. 6. Improvements to the process for adding telehealth services. Sec. 7. Rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers. Sec. 8. Native American health facilities. Sec. 9. Waiver of telehealth restrictions during national emergencies. Sec. 10. Use of telehealth in recertification for hospice care. Sec. 11. Clarification for fraud and abuse laws regarding technologies provided to beneficiaries. Sec. 12. Study and report on increasing access to telehealth services in the home. Sec. 13. Analysis of telehealth waivers in alternative payment models. Sec. 14. Model to allow additional health professionals to furnish telehealth services. Sec. 15. Testing of models to examine the use of telehealth under the Medicare program. 2. Findings and sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The use of technology in health care and coverage of telehealth services are rapidly evolving. (2) Research has found that telehealth services can expand access to care, improve the quality of care, and reduce spending, and that patients receiving telehealth services are satisfied with their experiences. (3) Health care workforce shortages are a significant problem in many areas and for many types of health care clinicians. (4) Telehealth increases access to care in areas with workforce shortages and for individuals who live far away from health care facilities, have limited mobility or transportation, or have other barriers to accessing care. (5) The use of health technologies can strengthen the expertise of the health care workforce, including by connecting clinicians to specialty consultations. (6) Utilization of telehealth services in Medicare remains low, with only 0.25 percent of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries utilizing telehealth