The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Specifically, it adjusts the funding for these programs to allocate $42,050,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030. This amendment impacts the availability and accessibility of telehealth services for constituents, as it ensures continued support for telehealth networks and resource centers, potentially improving access to healthcare services.
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs to support telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers, which are administered by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration. These programs provide grants to health care providers and related entities to establish telehealth networks that expand access to and improve the quality of health care services and information in rural and medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations.