US Congress Senate Bill 3218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3218/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3218/BILLS-114s3218is.pdf