To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

This bill would reauthorize grant programs through fiscal year 2030 that support telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers. These programs, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration, provide funding to health care providers to expand medical access and improve service quality in rural and medically underserved areas. The legislation proposes to continue supporting these initiatives to better serve populations with limited access to traditional health care services.

This bill affects health care providers and related entities eligible for grants to establish and maintain telehealth networks and resource centers. The legislation also impacts individuals living in rural and medically underserved areas, as well as other medically underserved populations who rely on these programs for expanded access to health care services. Additionally, the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration is affected as the body responsible for administering these reauthorized grant programs.

• Reauthorization of telehealth grant programs. Extends the authorization of funding through fiscal year 2030 for grant programs that support telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers.
• Support for telehealth networks. Provides grants to health care providers and related entities to establish networks that expand access to and improve the quality of health care services.
• Focus on underserved areas and populations. Directs resources toward expanding health care services and information in rural and medically underserved areas, as well as for medically underserved populations.

The bill reauthorizes the telehealth grant programs through fiscal year 2030.

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of grant programs for telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers through fiscal year 2030. These programs are currently administered by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration.

The bill aims to expand access to and improve the quality of health care services and information for rural and medically underserved populations by reauthorizing grant programs for telehealth networks and resource centers through fiscal year 2030.