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S 3438 116th Congress Senate Health

R–DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020

Introduced: March 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Delivery of Online Care Services Reauthorization Act of 2020 or the R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and otherwise modifies grants for telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers that serve medically underserved populations. Among other changes, the bill (1) provides statutory authority for including substance-use disorder providers in the list of entities that may participate in telehealth networks, and (2) specifies a preference for applicants with a record of success in expanding telehealth in rural areas for telehealth resource services grants.  

What's happening now March 11, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 748 Related bill CARES Act
  • S 3548 Related bill CARES Act
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3438: R–DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3438/
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"S. 3438: R–DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3438/.
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S. 3438, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3438/.
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