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 PUBLIC LAW 107-251—OCT. 26, 2002 116 STAT. 1637 "(G) collecting and analyzing usage statistics and data to document the cost-effectiveness of the telehealth services; and "(H) carrying out such other activities as are consistent with achieving the objectives of this section, as determined by the Secretary. " (2) TELEHEALTH RESOURCE CENTERS.— The recipient of a grant under subsection (d)(2) may use funds received through such grant for salaries, equipment, and operating or other costs for— "(A) providing technical assistance, training, and support, and providing for travel expenses, for health care providers and a range of health care entities that provide or will provide telehealth services; "(B) disseminating information and research findings related to telehealth services; "(C) promoting effective collaboration among telehealth resource centers and the Office; "(D) conducting evaluations to determine the best utilization of telehealth technologies to meet health care needs; "(E) promoting the integration of the technologies used in clinical information systems with other telehealth technologies; "(F) fostering the use of telehealth technologies to provide health care information and education for health care providers and consumers in a more effective manner; and "(G) implementing special projects or studies under the direction of the Office. "(1) PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS. —An entity that receives a grant under this section may not use funds made available through the grant— "(1) to acquire real property; "(2) for expenditures to purchase or lease equipment, to the extent that the expenditures would exceed 40 percent of the total grant funds; "(3) in the case of a project involving a telehealth network, to purchase or install transmission equipment (such as laying cable or telephone lines, or purchasing or installing microwave towers, satellite dishes, amplifiers, or digital switching equipment); "(4) to pay for any equipment or transmission costs not directly related to the purposes for which the grant is awarded; "(5) to purchase or install general purpose voice telephone systems; "(6) for construction; or "(7) for expenditures for indirect costs (as determined by the Secretary), to the extent that the expenditures would exceed 15 percent of the total grant funds. "(m) COLLABORATION. — In providing services under this section, an eligible entity shall collaborate, if feasible, with entities that— "(1)(A) are private or public organizations, that receive Federal or State assistance; or "(B) are public or private entities that operate centers, or carry out programs, that receive Federal or State assistance; and "(2) provide telehealth services or related activities.

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