3.0.0 3189 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z Senate S 2016-07-13 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-07-13T20:21:50Z 2016-07-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2016-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN N H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2016-07-13 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Department of Health and Human Services Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government trust funds Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medicaid Minority health Public transit Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Transportation costs Transportation programs funding Health 00 2016-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-03T16:07:41Z Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to publish an interim final rule to revise certain Medicaid transportation regulations to allow states to reimburse drivers for costs attributable to providing no-load volunteer travel services to Medicaid-eligible individuals who require transportation to receive non-emergency medical treatment.

The Department of Transportation may prioritize and carry out projects within the Rural Transportation Assistance Program to increase access to health care services in rural areas.

The bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Rural Health Information Technology to coordinate delivery of financial and technical assistance to rural providers and provide leadership and recommendations on best practices to increase internet access in rural areas.

The bill also requires the Federal Communications Commission to simplify the process for submitting a request for services under the Healthcare Connect Fund, which expands access to broadband services for health care providers in rural areas.

]]> Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016 Display Title Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve access to health care in rural areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3189is/xml/BILLS-114s3189is.xml 2016-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.