A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access in frontier States to mental health services furnished through telehealth, and for other purposes
Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in certain rural areas and to be a specific type of facility, if the services (1) are mental health services furnished in a frontier state, or (2) are furnished in an Indian Health Service facility.
Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture must award grants for broadband infrastructure in frontier states to support the provision of mental health services via telehealth under Medicare.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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