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S. 3491 (110th)

Telehealth for America Act of 2008

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Introduced

16 September 2008

Last action

16 September 2008 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Telehealth for America Act of 2008 - Amends provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 relating to universal service to require a telecommunications carrier, on request, to provide telecommunications services, advanced telecommunications services and information services, and network management services (currently, only telecommunications services) to any public or nonprofit health care provider serving rural areas at rates that are up to 60% less than (currently, reasonably comparable to) urban areas in that state. Includes 14 specific types of providers, facilities, agencies, and organizations under the terms "rural health clinics and rural health care providers" (as part of the definition of "health care provider").

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Timeline

  1. 16 September 2008

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 September 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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