Sec. 102. Rural obstetric network grants

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The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 330A–1 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–1a ) the following: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants to eligible entities to establish collaborative improvement and innovation networks (referred to in this section as rural obstetric networks ) to improve birth outcomes and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality by improving maternity care and access to care in rural areas, frontier areas, maternity care health professional target areas, and Indian country and with Indian Tribes and tribal organizations.

Rural obstetric networks receiving funds pursuant to this section may use such funds to— assist pregnant women and individuals in areas and within populations referenced in subsection

(a)with accessing and utilizing maternal and obstetric care, including preconception, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, and interconception services to improve outcomes in birth and maternal mortality and morbidity; identify successful delivery models for maternal and obstetric care (including preconception, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, and interconception services) for individuals in areas and within populations referenced by subsection (a), including evidence-based home visiting programs and successful, culturally competent models with positive maternal health outcomes that advance health equity; develop a model for collaboration between health facilities that have an obstetric care unit and health facilities that do not have an obstetric care unit to improve access to and the delivery of obstetric services in communities lacking these services; provide training and guidance on obstetric care for health facilities that do not have obstetric care units; collaborate with academic institutions that can provide regional expertise and research on access, outcomes, needs assessments, and other identified data and measurement activities needed to inform rural obstetric network efforts to improve obstetric care; and measure and address inequities in birth outcomes among rural residents, with an emphasis on racial and ethnic minorities and underserved populations. In this section: The term eligible entities means entities providing obstetric, gynecologic, and other maternal health care services in rural areas, frontier areas, or medically underserved areas, or to medically underserved populations or Native Americans, including Indian tribes or tribal organizations. The term frontier area means a frontier county, as defined in section 1886(d)(3)(E)(iii)(III) of the Social Security Act. The term Indian country has the meaning given such term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code. The term maternity care health professional target area has the meaning of such term as used in section 332(k)(2). The term rural area has the meaning given that term in section 1886(d)(2) of the Social Security Act. The terms Indian Tribe and tribal organization have the meaning given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. .

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