A nonurban health care facility awarded a grant under this subchapter may use grant money to:
(1) purchase equipment necessary for implementing a telemedicine medical service;
(2) modernize the facility’s information technology infrastructure and secure information technology support to ensure an uninterrupted two-way video signal that is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191);
(3) pay a service fee to a pediatric tele-specialty provider under an annual contract with the provider; or
(4) pay for other activities, services, supplies, facilities, resources, and equipment the commission determines necessary for the facility to use a telemedicine medical service.

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025