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A BILL 1
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26-356 3
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6
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To amend the Telehealth Reimbursement Act of 2013 to cover and reimburse remote patient 11
monitoring of specific health care services and expenses for pregnant patients, including 12
blood pressure and blood glucose levels during pregnancy and up to 12 months 13
postpartum. 14
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 16
act may be cited as the “Prenatal and Postpartum Remote Patient Monitoring Clarification 17
Amendment Act of 2026”. 18
Sec. 2. Section 3a(2) of the Telehealth Reimbursement Act of 2013, effective October 20, 19
2020 (D.C. Law 23-132; DC Official Code § 31-3862.01(2)), is amended to read as follows: 20
“(2) Digital health interventions intended to remotely monitor a patient’s blood 21
pressure and blood glucose levels during a patient’s pregnancy and up to 12 months 22
postpartum.”. 23
Sec. 3. Applicability. 24
(a) Section 2 shall apply upon the date of inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved 25
budget and financial plan. 26
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(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal effect in 27
an approved budget and financial plan, and provide notice to the Budget Director of the Council 28
of the certification. 29
(c)(1) The Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be published in 30
the District of Columbia Register. 31
(2) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the 32
applicability of the provision identified in subsection (a) of this section. 33
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 34
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 35
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 36
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 37
Sec. 5. Effective date. 38
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 39
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review 40
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 41
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 42