[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 4821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2071]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Public Health Service Act, Non-competitive Replacement Award

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Non-competitive Replacement Award to the California 
Telehealth Network.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
issuing a non-competitive replacement award under the Telehealth 
Resource Center Grant Program (TRCGP) to the California Telehealth 
Network in order to continue advancement of the effective use of 
telehealth technology that will facilitate the provision of health care 
services to rural, medically-underserved California residents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Former Grantee of Record: California Health Foundation and Trust.
    Original Period of Grant Support: September 30, 2006, to August 31, 
2012.
    Replacement Awardee: California Telehealth Network.
    Amount of Replacement Award: $355,000.
    Period of Replacement Award: The period of support for this award 
is September 1, 2011, to August 31, 2012.
    Authority: Section 330I(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 254c-14(d)(2).
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.211.

Justification For the Exception To Competition

    The former grantee, California Health Foundation and Trust (CHFT), 
housed the California Telemedicine & eHealth Center (CTEC). For the 
past twelve years, CTEC has been a centralized resource center for 
California's telemedicine/telehealth efforts. CTEC provides technical 
assistance services to organizations within California interested in 
expanding new or existing telehealth services. HRSA was informed that 
CTEC is transferring organizationally from CHFT to the California 
Telehealth Network (CTN). The comprehensive services that CTEC provides 
and their ability to expand their services will allow CTN to maintain 
the current scope of service and activities as originally awarded under 
the grant. CTN has a demonstrated history of telecommunications success 
that will allow it to manage a regional telehealth resource center. 
This replacement award will help ensure the continued improvement of 
health care systems in California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Cowan, Public Health Analyst, 
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Office of Rural Health 
Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 5A-55, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; (301) 443-0076; email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 24, 2012.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-2071 Filed 1-30-12; 8:45 am]
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