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Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act

Introduced: June 19, 2017 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 19, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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