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Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit health care providers and facilities from imposing certain facility fees for telehealth.
Summary
- Prohibits health care providers and facilities from billing a separate facility fee when a telehealth provider is authorized to bill independently for professional services rendered.
- Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to add a new Part 9 establishing billing requirements for health care facilities and providers.
- Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to assess civil monetary penalties of up to $10,000 per violation against providers or facilities that violate the telehealth facility fee restrictions.
- Takes effect on January 1, 2028, for telehealth services furnished on or after that date.
- Requires the Secretary of Labor to implement the amendments through rulemaking.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jahana Hayes’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $71,461
- BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC $14,814
- LOEHMANN BLASIUS $13,200
- TEENLIFE MEDIA $9,900
- JP MORGAN CHASE $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jahana Hayes → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Jun 24, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2026
Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit health care providers and facilities from imposing certain facility fees for telehealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND FACILITIES FROM IMPOSING CERTAIN FACILITY FEES FOR TELEHEALTH.
(a) In General.—Subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
“PART 9—BILLING REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND PROVIDERS
“SEC. 901. LIMITATION ON TELEHEALTH FACILITY FEES.
“A health care provider or facility may not bill a separate facility fee when a health care provider who provided telehealth services is authorized to bill independently for the professional services rendered.”.
(b) Enforcement.—Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking “or (9)” and inserting “(9), or (13)”; and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(13) If a health care provider or facility is found by the Secretary to be in violation of section 901, the Secretary may assess a civil monetary penalty against such provider or facility in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per violation.”.
(c) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 804 the following new item:
“Part 9—Billing Requirements for Health Care Facilities and Providers
“901. Limitation on telehealth facility fees.”.
(d) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to telehealth services furnished on or after January 1, 2028.
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION.
The Secretary of Labor shall implement the amendments made by this Act by rulemaking. <all>
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