Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015”.
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
A BILL
To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.
Sec. 2 Telecommunications services for skilled nursing facilities
In general— Section 254(h)(7)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(7)(B)) is amended—
in clause (vi), by striking “and” at the end;
by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);
by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
“(vii) skilled nursing facilities;”
in clause (viii), as redesignated, by striking “clauses (i) through (vi)” and inserting “clauses (i) through (vii)”.
Savings clause— Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect the aggregate annual cap on Federal universal service support for health care providers under section 54.675 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.