Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/30/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-03-30Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-30 (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 (4)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
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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