Sec. 5049. Rural maternal and obstetric care training demonstration
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Subpart 1 of part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall award grants to accredited schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, and nursing, and other appropriate health professional training programs, to establish a training demonstration program to support— training for physicians, medical residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, certified nurse midwives, relevant home visiting workforce professionals and paraprofessionals, or other professionals who meet relevant State training and licensing requirements, as applicable, to provide maternal health care services in rural community-based settings; and developing recommendations for such training programs.
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. A recipient of a grant under subsection (a)— shall use the grant funds to plan, develop, and operate a training program to provide maternal health care in rural areas; and may use the grant funds to provide additional support for the administration of the program or to meet the costs of projects to establish, maintain, or improve faculty development, or departments, divisions, or other units necessary to implement such training.
The recipient of a grant under subsection
(a)shall ensure that training programs carried out under the grant are evidence-based and address improving maternal health care in rural areas, and such programs may include training on topics such as— maternal mental health, including perinatal depression and anxiety; substance use disorders; social determinants of health that affect individuals living in rural areas; and implicit and explicit bias. The Secretary shall evaluate the outcomes of the demonstration program under this section. Recipients of a grant under subsection
(a)shall submit to the Secretary performance metrics and other related data in order to evaluate the program for the report described in paragraph (2). Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes— an analysis of the effects of the demonstration program under this section on the quality, quantity, and distribution of maternal health care services, including health care services related to prenatal care, labor care, birthing, and postpartum care, and the demographics of the recipients of those services; an analysis of maternal and infant health outcomes (including quality of care, morbidity, and mortality) before and after implementation of the program in the communities served by entities participating in the demonstration program; and recommendations on whether the demonstration program should be continued. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. .
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Sec. 5049
Rural maternal and obstetric care training demonstration
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