Executive Summary
House Bill (H.B.) 1697, 85th Legislature, Regular Session 2017 (Government Code, Chapter 541) directed HHSC to establish and administer a pediatric telemedicine grant program to enable nonurban healthcare facilities to obtain pediatric telemedicine services. The grant program is to provide financial assistance to enable eligible, nonurban healthcare facilities to establish and/or support a program for providing telemedicine services, connect with pediatric specialists who provide telemedicine services, and to cover related expenses, including necessary equipment.