114-HR4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act

Legislation
Title	114-HR4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act
Congress	114
Sponsor	Rep. Lance, Leonard (R-NJ-7)
Committee(s)	House - Energy and Commerce
Status	Died
Keywords	McCarthy
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Sec. 2

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers who may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas.

Bill Text

114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4111 [Report No. 114–582]

To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2015 Mr. Lance (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Loebsack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

May 23, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 19, 2015]

A BILL To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016”.

SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

(a) In General.—Section 254(h)(7)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(7)(B)) is amended—

(1) in clause (vi), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);

(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:

“(vii) skilled nursing facilities (as defined in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a))); and”; and

(4) in clause (viii), as redesignated, by striking “clauses (i) through (vi)” and inserting “clauses (i) through (vii)”.

(b) Savings Clause.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect the aggregate annual cap on Federal universal service support for health care providers under section 54.675 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.

(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Union Calendar No. 452

114th CONGRESS

    2d Session

H. R. 4111 [Report No. 114–582] A BILL To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934. May 23, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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