National Emergency Telemedical Communications Act of 2002
Last action on Jul 17, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Summary
National Emergency Telemedical Communications Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for the development of statewide and regional telehealth network testbeds that securely link existing State and local telehealth initiatives to regional consortiums of States in the southeastern and the northern central United States.
Requires participating States to develop standardized statewide telehealth networks that link established telehealth initiatives to provide medical services in cooperation with health care facilities. Requires the network to test its ability to prepare for and respond to a biological terrorist attack and related medical disasters.
Directs the Secretary to establish the National Emergency Telehealth Network Task Force to inventory and improve telehealth networks.
