,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjbe,mr4    
,r\nds 7= himself & ,ms4 ,smi?7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a home-bas$      
telem5tal heal? c>e grant program =     
purposes ( increas+ m5tal heal? &       
sub/ance use s]vices 9 rural m$ically   
und]s]v$ populations & = individuals 9  
f>m+1 fi%+1 & =e/ry occupations4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,home-,bas$ ,telem5tal ,heal? ,c>e ,act 
( #bjbe4  #b4 ,m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use s]vices deliv]$ to rural und]s]v$   
populations via telem5tal heal? c>e     
,title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#ccj,k 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c-#af7 !     
foll[+3  #ccj,k-#a4 ,m5tal heal? &      
sub/ance use s]vices deliv]$ to rural   
und]s]v$ populations via telem5tal heal?
 c>e  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  

7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ populations means--    
7,a7 heal? pr(essional %ortage areas 7z 
def9$ 9 section #ccb7;a77#a77 9 rural   
areas2 or  7,b7 populations engag$ 9 a  
f>m+1 fi%+1 or =e/ry indu/ry2  7#b7 !   
t]m eligible entity means a public or   
nonpr(it private telem5tal heal? provid]
 network t (f]s s]vices t include m5tal 
heal? & sub/ance use s]vices provid$ by 
pr(essionals tra9$ 9 m5tal heal? &      
sub/ance use2  7#c7 ! t]m f>m+1 fi%+1 or
 =e/ry indu/ry means an occupation def9$
 z a f>m+1 fi%+1 or =e/ry occupation by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor 9 accordance ) !   
,/&>d ,occupational ,classification     
,sy/em2  7#d7 ! t]m home-bas$ telem5tal 
means ! use ( telem5tal heal? s]vices   
:]e ! pati5t is 9 8 or h] own home or   
o!r place ( com=t2  7#e7 ! t]m          
pr(essional tra9$ 9 m5tal heal? means a 
psy*iatri/1 a qualifi$ m5tal heal?      
pr(essional 7z def9$ 9 section #ccj,k71 
or ano!r m5tal heal? pr(essional act+ "u
 ! direction ( a psy*iatri/2  7#f7 ! t]m
 rural has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m by !    

,(fice ( ,rural ,heal? ,policy ( !      
,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices             
,adm9i/ration2 &  7#g7 ! t]m telem5tal  
heal? means ! use ( electronic in=mation
 & telecommunications te*nologies to    
support long di/ance cl9ical heal? c>e1 
pati5t & pr(essional heal?-relat$       
education1 public heal?1 & heal?        
adm9i/ration4  7b7 ,program au?oriz$ ,! 
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,rural    
,heal? ,liaison ( ! ,dep>tm5t (         
,agriculture1 %all aw>d grants to       
eligible entities to exp& & enhance     
access to m5tal heal? & sub/ance use    
s]vices = cov]$ populations 9 _! homes  
or o!r places ( com=t1 z deliv]$        
remotely by pr(essionals tra9$ 9 m5tal  
heal? & sub/ance use us+ telem5tal heal?
 c>e4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,recipi5ts ( a  
grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant   
funds to-- 7#a7 deliv] home-bas$        
telem5tal heal? s]vices to cov]$        
populations2  7#b7 develop compreh5sive 
metrics to measure ! quality & impact ( 
home-bas$ telem5tal heal? s]vices comp>$

 to traditional 9-p]son m5tal heal? &   
sub/ance use c>e2 &  7#c7 support       
infra/ructure t enhances ! capacity (   
heal? c>e provid]s to deliv] telem5tal  
heal? s]vices 9 pati5ts' homes or o!r   
places ( com=t1 includ+ by-- 7,a7 exp&+ 
broadb& access2  7,b7 provid+ devices = 
pati5ts to access telem5tal heal?       
s]vices2 &  7,c7 (fsett+ co/s (         
te*nology necess>y = heal? c>e provid]s 
to deliv] high quality c>e4  7d7 ,report
 ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 n lat] ?an #c 
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! program "u ?is
 section comm5ces1 & #b ye>s !reaft]1   
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees reports on !   
impact & quality ( c>e ( home-bas$      
telem5tal heal? c>e s]vices = cov]$     
populations4  7e7 ,au?oriz$ use ( funds 
,out ( any am\nts made available to !   
,secret>y1 up to #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi may be    
allocat$ to c>ry+ out ! program "u ?is  
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