118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6534 — Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023

“To establish a home-based telemental health care demonstration program for purposes of increasing mental health and substance use services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.”

Health

Introduced Nov 30, 2023

Last action Dec 6, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Nov 30, 2023

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Referred

Dec 1, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 4 actions

Dec 6, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Dec 1, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Nov 30, 2023

Introduced in House

Nov 30, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.