1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 . 2. Expanding Telehealth Program (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish a program to be known as the Expanding Telehealth Program . (b) Purposes of program The purposes of the Program are— (1) to support connected care services for low-income individuals, individuals residing in rural areas, and veterans through telehealth services and health care providers; (2) to defray the costs of internet services to health care providers to provide connected care services to low-income individuals, individuals residing in rural areas, and veterans with conditions such as behavioral health conditions, opioid dependency, chronic health conditions (such as diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, stroke recovery, and traumatic brain injury), mental health conditions, cancer, and high-risk pregnancies; (3) to promote innovative telehealth services technologies by empowering health care providers to connect directly with patients