Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/6/2023
Actions
- 2023-12-06Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6157)
- 2023-12-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-11-30Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-11-30Introduced in House
- 2023-11-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-11-30 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (5)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Forests, forestry, trees
- 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
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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