S. 1377 · 115th Congress
Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Roger Wicker
- Introduced
- 2017-06-19
- Latest action
- 2017-06-19 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.