3.0.0 3491 2020-02-12T18:55:57Z 2020-02-12T18:55:58Z Senate S S 2008-09-16 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-16T16:24:28Z 2008-09-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-09-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. N I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2008-09-16 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-09-16 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2008-09-22 False Science, Technology, Communications Health Health facilities Housing and Community Development Internet Rural health Telemedicine Science, Technology, Communications 00 2008-09-16 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-01T20:08:35Z Telehealth for America Act of 2008 - Amends provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 relating to universal service to require a telecommunications carrier, on request, to provide telecommunications services, advanced telecommunications services and information services, and network management services (currently, only telecommunications services) to any public or nonprofit health care provider serving rural areas at rates that are up to 60% less than (currently, reasonably comparable to) urban areas in that state.

Includes 14 specific types of providers, facilities, agencies, and organizations under the terms "rural health clinics and rural health care providers" (as part of the definition of "health care provider").

]]> Telehealth for America Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Telehealth for America Act of 2008 Display Title Telehealth for America Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the effectiveness of rural health care support under section 254(h) of that Act. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-16T04:00:00Z 2008-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.