HR 6534
118th Congress
House
Health
Congressional oversight
Forests, forestry, trees
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet, web applications, social media
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mental health
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023
Introduced: November 30, 2023
Introduced by:
Salinas, Andrea
Democratic
· Oregon
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6157)
Dec 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023
This bill establishes a grant program to fund demonstration projects to provide in-home mental health and substance use services to medically underserved individuals in rural areas or in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks to deliver, and evaluate the impact of, home-based telemental health and substance use services for such individuals. HHS must consult with the Rural Health Liaison of the Department of Agriculture on the grants.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6157)
Committees of jurisdiction
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