Looking to add telemedicine services in your facility but don’t know how to pay for the infrastructure? You may qualify for up to one million dollars from the FCC.

Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program began on April 29, 2021. If your organization qualifies, the program can pay for your telehealth infrastructure, such as telecommunication services, information services, and connected devices to provide telemedicine.

The program was established to help health care providers (HCP) provide telemedicine/telehealth services during the pandemic. Round 1 of the program provided more than $200 million to hundreds of organizations. Round 2 includes an additional $249 million.

Health care providers who are eligible for the program include nonprofit and public eligible health care providers that fall within the categories of health care providers in section 254(h)(7)(B)of the 1996 Telecommunications Act including:

• • Post-secondary educational institutions offering health care instruction, teaching hospitals, and medical schools
  • Community health centers or health centers providing health care to migrants
  • Local health departments or agencies
  • Not-for-profit hospitals
  • Rural health clinics
  • Skilled nursing facilities
  • Consortia of health care providers consisting of one or more entities falling into the first seven categories.

Both rural and non-rural health clinics are eligible to receive funding.

To apply, you have to first request an eligibility determination from the Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) which is administering the funding under the FCC’s oversight. You must apply from April 29 through Noon ET on May 6, 2021.

You can also find additional resources, including what items are eligible for reimbursement and webinars about the application process through their resources page.

Private providers, for-profit providers, and vendors of eligible services and/or devices are not eligible and cannot apply for the funding.

Voice Products can help you build the right telemedicine solution for your clinic, school, or facility. We customize our platform to your workflow and your needs. If you qualify and are awarded funding, contact us to learn more about how our solution Let’s Talk Telemedicine can help you.