Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-3937| Senate
| Updated: 3/28/2022
Mike Rounds
Republican Senator
South Dakota
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022 This bill establishes a grant program to fund demonstration projects to provide mental health services to medically underserved individuals in rural areas or in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. Specifically, the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks to deliver, and evaluate the impact of, home-based telemental services for such individuals. The office must coordinate activities with the Rural Health Liaison of the Department of Agriculture.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Congressional oversightForests, forestry, treesHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careInternet, web applications, social mediaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMental healthMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborPerformance measurementRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-3937| Senate
| Updated: 3/28/2022
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022 This bill establishes a grant program to fund demonstration projects to provide mental health services to medically underserved individuals in rural areas or in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. Specifically, the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks to deliver, and evaluate the impact of, home-based telemental services for such individuals. The office must coordinate activities with the Rural Health Liaison of the Department of Agriculture.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mike Rounds
Republican Senator
South Dakota
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightForests, forestry, treesHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careInternet, web applications, social mediaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMental healthMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborPerformance measurementRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication