3.0.0 1377 2023-01-11T13:37:36Z 2023-01-11T13:37:36Z Senate S 2017-06-19 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-19T21:05:11Z 2017-06-19 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-06-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-06-22 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-06-19 Introduced in Senate 2017-11-13T22:06:56Z 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 Display Title Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to remove the limitation on certain amounts for which large non-rural hospitals may be reimbursed under the Healthcare Connect Fund of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act Introduced in Senate 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1377is/xml/BILLS-115s1377is.xml 2017-06-19 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.