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S1056119th CongressWALLET

Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Introduced

Summary

Expand home-based telemental health care for rural communities and people in farming, fishing, and forestry jobs. This bill would create a federal grant program to fund remote mental health and substance use services delivered in patients' homes and to build the broadband and technology needed to support that care.

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  • Rural residents and workers in farming, fishing, and forestry would gain funded access to mental health and substance use services delivered in their homes, targeting Health Professional Shortage Areas and those defined by the Department of Labor.
  • Public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks could receive grants to expand capacity, train professionals, buy or subsidize patient devices, and offset technology costs for providers.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services would report to Congress on quality and impact 3 years after the program starts and every 2 years after that to track how home-based telemental care compares to in-person services.

*Authorizes up to $10.0 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out the program.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Home telemental health help for rural residents

If enacted, the bill would create a federal grant program to expand home-based telemental health and substance use care for people in rural health professional shortage areas and for those who work in farming, fishing, or forestry. Grants would go to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks, not to households. Grant money could pay for care in patients' homes, broadband access, patient devices, and providers' technology costs. The Secretary would report to Congress on quality and impact three years after the program starts and every two years after that. Up to $10 million could be allocated each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/13/2025

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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