Office of Advancement of Telehealth Grant: Establishing and Developing Telehealth Resource Centers

This funding cycle will support up to five Regional TRCs (RTRCs) serving as focal points for advancing the effective use of telehealth technologies in their respective communities and regions for clinical care. In addition, this funding cycle will support two National TRCs (NTRCs). They will have a national scope and will work with the RTRCs to support their efforts. One National TRC will focus on providing specialized technical assistance in telehealth technology. The other National TRC will focus on policy issues such as: physician and nurse licensure, credentialing and privileging, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, and private insurance payment policies.

It is the goal of OAT to have every state covered by a TRC. In this funding cycle, states that will not have coverage, and OAT seeks applicants for, include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (Western, Central, and Southern), North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

OAT expects all funded TRCs to collaborate with each other, sharing expertise and resources, thereby creating a network of resource centers with the ample tools needed to meet the technical assistance demands in their respective regions and across the nation.