S 1283 · 107th Congress · Health
Telehealth Mental Health Services Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2001-07-31)
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Telehealth Mental Health Services Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants of at least $1.5 million to each eligible entity to establish demonstration projects for the provision of: (1) mental health services to special populations as delivered remotely by qualified mental health professionals using telehealth; and (2) mental illness education as delivered remotely by qualified mental health professionals and mental health education professionals using telehealth.…
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