Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 2700 amends the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission to establish a pilot program reimbursing participating health professionals for certain telemedicine medical services or telehealth services in areas of the state no more than 150 miles from the Texas-Mexico border. The bill establishes requirements for the development and operation of the program, including increased access to certain medical services and certain condition-specific applications of telemedicine or telehealth services. The bill also establishes an advisory committee to assist the commission in oversight of telemedicine and telehealth services.

            The bill amends the Utilities Code to allow health facilities providing telemedicine medical services and participating in the pilot program to receive grants from the telecommunications infrastructure fund.