3.0.0 3951 2023-01-11T13:46:15Z 2023-01-11T13:46:15Z Senate S 2020-06-11 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-11T20:20:57Z Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 116 7190 HR 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-11 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-06-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ N J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-06-11 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Digital media Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet, web applications, social media Medical tests and diagnostic methods Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication Health 00 2020-06-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-10T18:57:39Z Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

This bill establishes, as part of certain grants for telehealth networks and resource centers, a pilot project to increase the use of remote patient monitoring technology in rural areas during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must award grants to eligible entities in rural areas to coordinate care for individuals with chronic conditions and conduct other activities using remote patient monitoring technology.

Eligible entities must meet requirements for participating in telehealth networks and must use appropriate technologies. Grant funds may be used, for example, to develop or acquire computer hardware and other equipment. In awarding these grants, HRSA shall give priority to entities that are capable of establishing programs quickly and that use technologies that provide continuous, real-time coaching services.

]]> Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 Display Title Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a virtual health pilot program to facilitate utilization of remote patient monitoring technology to maintain or expand access to health care services for individuals in rural areas during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3951is/xml/BILLS-116s3951is.xml 2020-06-11 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.