42 U.S.C. § 254c-18

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 254c-18 - Telemedicine; incentive grants regarding coordination among States

(a) In general

The Secretary may make grants to State professional licensing boards to carry out programs under which such licensing boards of various States cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

42 U.S.C. § 254c-18

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, §330L, as added Pub. L. 108-163, §2(e)(1), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2021.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection deemed to have taken effect immediately after the enactment of Pub. L. 107-251 see section 3 of Pub. L. 108-163 set out as an Effective Date of 2003 Amendments note under section 233 of this title.

Secretary

the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,