Sec. 401. Pilot program to establish or affiliate with graduate medical residency programs at facilities operated by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and the Indian Health Service in rural areas
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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, shall carry out a pilot program— to establish graduate medical education residency training programs at covered facilities; or to affiliate with established programs described in paragraph (1). For purposes of the pilot program, a covered facility is any facility— described in subparagraph
(B)or
(C)of section 302(a)(2); and located in a rural or remote area, as determined by the Secretary and the Director of the Indian Health Service. The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at not more than five covered facilities that have been selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. The Secretary shall establish criteria for selecting covered facilities under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program during the eight-year period beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall reimburse each covered facility participating in the pilot program for the following costs associated with the pilot program: Curriculum development. Recruitment, training, supervision, and retention of residents and faculty. Accreditation of programs of education under the pilot program by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The portion of faculty salaries attributable to activities relating to carrying out the pilot program. Payment for expenses relating to providing medical education under the pilot program. Stipends and benefits. The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each individual who participates in the pilot program under which such individual agrees to serve under the same terms as established under section 302. During the period of obligated service of an individual under paragraph (1), the individual— shall be deemed to be an eligible individual under subsection
(b)of section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a ) for purposes of participation in the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program under such section during the portion of such period that the individual serves at a covered facility; and shall be deemed to be an eligible individual under section 7682(a) of title 38, United States Code, for purposes of participation in the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program under subchapter VII of chapter 76 of such title during the portion of such period that the individual serves at a facility of the Department. Any period of obligated service required of an individual under paragraph
(1)shall be served— with respect to service at a covered facility, concurrently with any period of obligated service required of the individual by the Indian Health Service; and with respect to service at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, concurrently with any period of obligated service required of the individual by the Department. A residency position into which a participant in the pilot program is placed as part of the pilot program shall be considered a position referred to in section 302(a)(1) for purposes of the limitation on number of new positions authorized under such section. Not later than three years before the date on which the pilot program terminates, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility and advisability of— expanding the pilot program to additional locations; and making the pilot program or any aspect of the pilot program permanent.
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Sec. 401
Pilot program to establish or affiliate with graduate medical residency programs at facilities operated by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and the Indian Health Service in rural areas
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