Sec. 8. Telehealth demonstration program
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Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(h)through
(j)as subsections
(i)through (k), respectively; and by inserting after subsection (g), the following: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall continue in effect the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program to award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of improving access to, and continuity of, maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities. An entity receiving a grant under this subsection shall use grant funds to develop a sustainable consortium approach to coordinate maternal and obstetrics care within a rural region— through a focus on— rural regional approaches to risk appropriate care; an approach to coordinating a continuum of care for prepregnancy, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, and interpregnancy services; leveraging telehealth and specialty care to enhance case management of higher-risk expectant mothers living in geographically isolated areas; and demonstrating financial sustainability through improved maternal and neonatal outcomes and potential cost savings; and by testing and improving upon strategies to improve access to, and continuity of, obstetrics care in rural communities and reduce geographic inequities in maternal health through the use of data and outcome measures spanning the continuum of care from prepregnancy through pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period. To be eligible for a grant under paragraph (1), a domestic public or non-profit private entity, including Indian Tribes, and Tribal serving organizations such as a Tribal health department or other organization fulfilling similar functions for the Tribe, shall— submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; propose to carry out activities that exclusively target populations residing in rural counties or rural census tracts in urban counties as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and demonstrate a formal arrangement among a consortium of three or more entities, including the applicant, to build a rural based system of perinatal and maternal care. Not later than January 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a report concerning the impact of the programs continued under this subsection together with recommendations on whether to expand such programs and the estimated amount of funds needed to expand such programs. To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023. .
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