To amend title XVII of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to establish and develop telemedicine projects for rural areas, to establish a health care data interchange system, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Promotion Telemedicine Projects for Rural Areas Title II: Health Care Data Interchange System Title I: Promotion of Telemedicine Projects for Rural Areas - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to: (1) rural health care providers and networks to establish and initially develop and operate telemedicine projects that use telecommunications and other technologies to increase the quality and accessibility of and reduce the costs of, health care in rural areas; and (2) applicant groups consisting of two or more rural health care networks to electronically link existing telemedicine projects established by such networks and to develop such projects. Provides that at least 40 percent of the grants made by the Secretary to rural health care providers or networks shall be made to those with ten or fewer members. Requires the Secretary to: (1) review at least annually the compliance of grant recipients with this Act; (2) establish a procedure for determining whether a person has failed to comply substantially; and (3) establish sanctions for noncompliance. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: He…