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Dossier Legislative introduced 29-oct-2026
Bill introduced in Congress — not yet passed by either chamber, and not law.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes grants to State professional licensing boards for the development and implementation of policies to reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine, and for other purposes.

Key claim: This House bill would restart HHS grants that help state professional licensing boards change rules so clinicians can more easily practice telemedicine across state lines.

Abstract

(HR10920 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-10-29): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Why this matters

State-by-state medical licensing is a core structural barrier to telemedicine, limiting which clinicians a patient can see across state lines. Reauthorizing HHS grants to state licensing boards is a modest federal lever — it funds policy development rather than preempting state law — but it signals continued congressional interest in easing interstate telehealth practice. Status: introduced in the House and referred to committee.

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes grants to State professional licensing boards for the development and implementation of policies to reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine, and for other purposes.
Stage: introduced · congress · 29-oct-2026

If you rely on a clinician licensed in another state for telehealth care, this bill would fund state licensing boards to work on rules that make such cross-state visits easier, but nothing changes unless it passes.

This House bill would restart HHS grants that help state professional licensing boards change rules so clinicians can more easily practice telemedicine across state lines.

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