Sec. 4. Grants to grow and diversify the nursing workforce in maternal and perinatal health
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Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 811 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296j ) the following: The Secretary may award grants to schools of nursing to grow and diversify the perinatal nursing workforce. Recipients of grants under this section shall use the grants to grow and diversify the perinatal nursing workforce by providing scholarships to students seeking to become— nurse practitioners whose education includes a focus on maternal and perinatal health; or clinical nurse specialists whose education includes a focus on maternal and perinatal health.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to any school of nursing that— has developed a strategy to recruit and retain a diverse pool of students seeking to enter careers focused on maternal and perinatal health; has developed a partnership with a practice setting in a health professional shortage area designated under section 332 for the clinical placements of the school’s students; has developed a strategy to recruit and retain students who plan to practice in an area with significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes; and includes in the standard curriculum for all students seeking to enter careers focused on maternal and perinatal health a bias, racism, or discrimination training program that includes education on explicit and implicit bias.
As a condition on receipt of a grant under this section, a school of nursing shall agree to submit to the Secretary an annual report on the activities conducted through the grant, including, to the extent practicable— the number and demographics of students in the school of nursing seeking to enter careers focused on maternal and perinatal health; the extent to which such students are preparing to enter careers in— health professional shortage areas designated under section 332; and areas with significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes; and whether the standard curriculum for all students seeking to enter careers focused on maternal and perinatal health includes a bias, racism, or discrimination training program that includes education on explicit and implicit bias.
The period of a grant under this section shall be up to 5 years. To seek a grant under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including any information necessary for prioritization under subsection (c). The Secretary shall provide, directly or by contract, technical assistance to schools of nursing seeking or receiving a grant under this section on the processes of awarding and evaluating scholarships through the grant.
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress, and post on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a report on the effectiveness of the grant program under this section at— recruiting minority students, particularly from demographic groups experiencing high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity; increasing the number of nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists entering careers focused on maternal and perinatal health from demographic groups experiencing high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity; increasing the number of nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists entering careers focused on maternal and perinatal health working in health professional shortage areas designated under section 332; and increasing the number of nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists entering careers focused on maternal and perinatal health working in areas with significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.
To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. .
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Grants to grow and diversify the nursing workforce in maternal and perinatal health
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