Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023

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Bill Number

S 1077

Introduced

Mar 30, 2023

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Congressional oversight Forests, forestry, trees Health Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Internet, web applications, social media Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mental health Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Performance measurement Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication

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Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023

This bill establishes a grant program to fund demonstration projects to provide in-home mental health and substance use services to medically underserved individuals in rural areas or in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks to deliver, and evaluate the impact of, home-based telemental health and substance use services for such individuals. HHS must consult with the Rural Health Liaison of the Department of Agriculture on the grants.

Actions

Mar 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 30, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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