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118th Congress Health

S. 1077: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 30, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Mar 30, 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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

4

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Mike Rounds R-SD SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Mike Rounds.
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  1. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 30, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.