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Rural Health Care Providers
Through the Universal Service Order the FCC is encouraging the growth of telehealth in rural areas by making telecommunications rates for public and non-profit rural health care providers nearly the same as those paid in urban areas. The Universal Service fund makes advanced telecommunications affordable for rural healthcare providers. The goal is to make advanced Telecommunications affordable for rural health care to provide equal health care for all Americans. You can read more about the FCC's Universal Service for Rural Health Care Providers
The FCC has initiated a Pilot Funding Program to facilitate the creation of a nationwide broadband network dedicated to health care, connecting public and private non-profit health care providers in rural and urban locations. The FCC's consumer fact sheet: "Universal Service for Rural Health Care Providers" The Health Care Section of the May 8th, 1997, Universal Service Order (this describes the telecommunications support for rural healthcare under the FCC's Universal Service Order) Universal Service Administrative Company web page: The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is a private, not for profit organization that administers the Universal Service Fund and the Universal Service Program for Rural Healthcare Providers.
Beaver Dam Community Hospital: Dismissed the Request for Review of an appeal filed simultaneous to the Administrator and Commission without prejudice. DA No. 05-481. (released 2/24/05) word | PDF Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission: Denies petition for reconsideration filed by Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeking reconsideration of Bureau Order denying the Pennsylvania PUC’s original waiver petition. DA 02-427, (released 2/27/02) text | word | PDF Good Samaritan Health Systems, Kearney, Nebraska: Denies appeal where the applicant sought support for services provided before the 28-day competitive bidding period expired. DA 00-1563, (released 7/18/00) text | word Presbyterian Healthcare Services, NM: Appeal denied because the applicant violated the 28-day waiting period in the Commission's competitive bidding rules. DA 00-1131 (released 5/23/00) text. MeritCare Clinic Bemidji of Bemidji, Minnesota: DA 00-610, (released 3/21/00) text MeritCare Clinic Mayville of Mayville, North Dakota: DA 00-614, (released 3/21/00) text MeritCare Clinic Jamestown of Jamestown, North Dakota: DA 00-613, (released 3/21/00) text MeritCare Clinic Hillsboro of Hillsboro, North Dakota: DA 00-612, (released 3/21/00) text MeritCare Clinic Detroit Lakes of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota: DA 00-611, (released 3/21/00) text
Order on Reconsideration (WC Docket No. 02-60). In this Order on Reconsideration, the Commission grants in part a Petition for Reconsideration by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), seeking limited reconsideration of the Commissions’ Rural Health Care Support Mechanism Second Report and Order. Specifically, the Commission grants ATA’s Petition for Reconsideration in part and extends for three years the Commission’s prior determination to grandfather those health care providers who were eligible under the Commission’s definition of “rural” prior to the Second Report and Order. FCC 08-47 (released 2/14/08)
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Office of Management and Budget Approves Rural Health Care Pilot Program Information Collection Requirements: DA 08-140 (released 1/22/08)
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WCB Letter to USAC on Rural Health Care Pilot Program Carry-Over of Funds.
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FCC Launches Initiative to Increase Access to Health Care in Rural America Through Broadband Telehealth Services. 11/19/07
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Public Notice (WC Docket No. 02-60). American Telemedicine Association Petition for Reconsideration - In this Order, the Commission sought comment on the American Telemedicine Association's Petition for Reconsideration of the Commission’s Second Report and Order, in which it requested that the Commission grandfather, for an indefinite period of time, rural sites that were no longer eligible for rural health care support under the new definition of rural in the Second Report and Order, but which were eligible prior to the date of the Second Report and Order. DA 07-1237 (released 3/13/07)
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Order on Reconsideration (WC Docket No. 02-60). The Commission grant a Petition filed by National LambdaRail, Inc. (NLR) seeking reconsideration or, in the alternative, clarification of the Commission’s order establishing a rural health care pilot program to encourage the provision of telehealth and telemedicine services throughout the nation. Specifically, we find that pilot program applicants may request and, if selected, may receive funding to support up to 85 percent of the cost of connecting state and regional broadband networks to the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, Inc. (Internet2) or NLR. We further find that an applicant that proposes to connect its state or regional broadband networks to Internet2 or NLR may either (1) pre-select Internet2 or NLR; or (2) seek a competitive bid for the provision of nationwide backbone services from Internet2 or NLR. To ensure the success of the pilot program, we expect that Internet2 and NLR will interconnect or peer with each other. Finally, we provide applicants with an additional thirty (30) days time to submit their applications to the Commission. FCC 07-6 (released 2/6/07)
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Order (WC Docket No. 02-60). The Wireline Competition Bureau grants a request by Unicom, Inc. for a waiver of section 54.611 of its rules, which provides that any reimbursement made by USAC due a telecommunications carrier providing services eligible for rural health care universal service support is offset against its universal service obligation to the Universal Service Fund, calculated on an annual basis. DA 06-1976 (released 10/2/06)
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Order (WC Docket No. 02-60). The Commission establish a pilot program to examine how the rural health care funding mechanism can be used to enhance public and non-profit health care providers' access to advanced telecommunications and information services. FCC 06-144 (released 9/29/06)
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Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 02-60). The FCC expanded its program to bring up-to-date medical services and information to rural areas through telecommunications. Modified the rules to improve the effectiveness of the rural health care universal service support mechanism. FCC 04-289 (released 12/17/04)
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Public Notice (WC Docket No. 02-60). This public notice establishes the deadline for completing Funding Year 2003 application process for Rural Health Care Universal Service Support Mechanism. DA 04-2347 (released 7/28/04)
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Order on Reconsideration Notice (WC Docket No. 02-60). This order on reconsideration of the Rural Health Care order eliminates a duplicative annual report reporting requirement for USAC. FCC 04-15 (released 1/16/04)
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Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration and FNPRM (CC Docket No. 02-60). This Order modifies the Commission's rules to improve the effectiveness of the rural health care support mechanism. FCC 03-288 (released 11/17/03)
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Public Notice (CC Docket No. 96-45). Minnesota Public Utility Commission: The Wireline Competition Bureau initiates proceeding to consider the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Petition to redefine Rural Telephone Company Service Areas in the State of Minnesota. DA 03-3594 (released 11/7/03)
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Order(C Docket No. 96-45 and 97-21). This order addresses requests for review of twelve tribal government offices seeking discounts under the rural health care universal service support mechanism. DA 03-2919 (released 9/23/03)
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Order (CC Docket No. 96-45 and 97-21). Unicom, Inc.: Dismisses Request for Review and all related Supplementals and Petitions for Leave to File. DA 03-2898 (released 9/17/03)
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Public Notice (CC Docket No. 02-60). This Public Notice announces the deadline for completing FY 2002 rural healthcare applications as October 8, 2003 was released today.
DA 03-2633 (released 8/13/03)
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Order (CC Docket No. 96-45). AMSC Subsidiary: The Order grants AMSC Subsidiary's request to withdraw its Emergency Petition for Clarification. DA 03-856 (released 3/24/03)
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Public Notice (WC Docket No. 02-60). This Public Notice announces the New Universal Service Deadline for Completing Funding Year 2001 Rural Healthcare Application Process. (released 10/4/02)
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FCC grants USAC’s request and waives the quarterly cap on collections and
disbursements under the rural health care support mechanism for the first and second
quarters of 2000. CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-079. Text 3/7/00
Sixth Order on Reconsideration (CC Docket No. 97-21) and Fifteenth Order on
Reconsideration (CC Docket No. 96-45). This Order reconsiders many of
the Commission's conclusions in the Universal Service Order to simplify the process for
rural health care providers to receive support from the universal service support
mechanism. (released 11/1/99) Text | Word
Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration concludes that all telecommunications carriers that
provide supported services to eligible rural health care provides at a discount, are
entitle to have the total amount of the discount treated as a contribution to the
universal service fund. CC Docket No. 96-45 (ETC Order), FCC 99-256 (released 11/3/99) Word
Universal Service Administrative Company Report: Evaluation of the Rural Health Care
Program. Public Notice: (released 3/17/99) Text|
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FCC Order Changing the Funding Year for the Rural Health Care Support Mechanism from a
Calendar Year to a Fiscal Year Cycle and Extending the First Funding Year by 6 Months. (released 1/4/99) Text|
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