Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Grants HHS TCPA Request

The FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau confirmed in a declaratory ruling Monday that certain autodialed or prerecorded calls and autodialed text messages sent by governmental agencies, contractors and managed care entities are permitted under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The Health and Human Services Department sought clarification to provide individuals with information about healthcare eligibility if they provided their phone number on an application for Medicaid or other government healthcare programs (see 2205180049).