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R–DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3438| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2020
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (1)
Tina Smith (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Rural Delivery of Online Care Services Reauthorization Act of 2020 or the R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and otherwise modifies grants for telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers that serve medically underserved populations. Among other changes, the bill (1) provides statutory authority for including substance-use disorder providers in the list of entities that may participate in telehealth networks, and (2) specifies a preference for applicants with a record of success in expanding telehealth in rural areas for telehealth resource services grants.
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Timeline
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 11, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-748: CARES Act
  • S 116-3548: CARES Act

R–DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3438| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2020
Rural Delivery of Online Care Services Reauthorization Act of 2020 or the R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and otherwise modifies grants for telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers that serve medically underserved populations. Among other changes, the bill (1) provides statutory authority for including substance-use disorder providers in the list of entities that may participate in telehealth networks, and (2) specifies a preference for applicants with a record of success in expanding telehealth in rural areas for telehealth resource services grants.
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Timeline
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 11, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (1)
Tina Smith (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-748: CARES Act
  • S 116-3548: CARES Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted