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Rural Monitor Grant Program
Senate Bill 24-168 created the Telehealth Remote Monitoring Grant Program which will award up to $500,000 to eligible rural outpatient health care facilities via five (5) $100,000 grants. Grant funds are to be used for implementing telehealth remote monitoring for outpatient clinical services and must be used to:
a) Pay for the acquisition costs of telehealth remote monitoring equipment and devices
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b) Train staff to use, assess, and monitor telehealth remote monitoring equipment and devices.
The grant will go to eligible rural health care facilities (hospitals, rural health centers, or Federally Qualified Health Centers [FQHC’s]) that provide outpatient clinical services in Colorado and are located in a designated rural county or a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
The purpose of the grant program is to enable rural Coloradans to benefit from telehealth remote monitoring services. Access to these services results in better health outcomes and saves money, time, and energy spent on obtaining health care. Telehealth remote monitoring services will provide cost savings for the Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) system by improving rural access to primary care and helping prevent unnecessary trips to the emergency room. In addition, these services are a crucial step toward reducing health disparities and achieving health equity in Colorado.
Email address for questions or comments regarding the Telehealth Remote Monitoring Grant: hcpf_rmg@state.co.us.
Visit the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) website for more information about the program and to learn how to apply for the grant.
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