Sec. 203. Provider and beneficiary education on telehealth
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Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop and make available to beneficiaries and health care professionals educational resources and training sessions on requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ) and topics including— requirements for payment for telehealth services; telehealth-specific health care privacy and security training; utilizing telehealth services to engage and support underserved, high-risk, and vulnerable patient populations; and other topics as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Such resources and training sessions must account for age and sociodemographic, geographic, cultural, cognitive, and linguistic differences in how individuals interact with technology. The Secretary shall consider including technical assistance, education, and training on telehealth services as a required activity of the quality improvement organizations described in section 1862(g) of the Social Security Act. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the activities described in sections
(a)and (b).
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