S. 3937 · 117th Congress
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Rounds
- Introduced
- 2022-03-28
- Latest action
- 2022-03-28 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.