S 3218 · 114th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act

Introduced 2016-07-14· Sponsored by Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2016-07-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove regulatory limitations on the reimbursement amounts that certain large non-rural hospitals may receive for universal service support from the Healthcare Connect Fund, which provides support for high-capacity broadband connectivity to eligible health care providers. The FCC must allow an eligible non-rural health care provider to receive universal service support if: (1) the majority of locations it serves are in rural areas, and (2) the provider serves as a consortium leader of a group of health care provider sites that request support through a single application.…

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1 Democrat