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S. 3218 (114th)

Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act

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14 July 2016

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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12 August 2025

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.

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