S 3937 · 117th Congress · Health

Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-03-28· Sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2022-03-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022 This bill establishes a grant program to fund demonstration projects to provide mental health services to medically underserved individuals in rural areas or in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. Specifically, the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks to deliver, and evaluate the impact of, home-based telemental services for such individuals. The office must coordinate activities with the Rural Health Liaison of the Department of Agriculture.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]SD
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]AR