Sec. 5. Strengthening capacity for basic nurse education and practice
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Section 831 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296p ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting and quality ; quality, and retention in subsection (b), by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: providing care for underserved populations and high-risk groups, which may include the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, individuals with mental health or substance use disorders, individuals who are homeless, and victims and survivors of domestic violence; ; in subsection (c), by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for programs— to promote career advancement for— nursing personnel in a variety of training settings, cross training or specialty training among diverse population groups, and the advancement of individuals, including to become professional registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and nurses with graduate nursing education; and individuals, including licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, certified nurse assistants, and diploma degree or associate degree nurses, to become baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses or nurses with graduate nursing education; to assist individuals in obtaining education and training required to enter the nursing profession and advance within such profession, such as by providing career counseling and mentoring; and to develop and implement internships, accredited fellowships, and accredited residency programs in collaboration with one or more accredited schools of nursing to encourage mentoring and development of specialties. ; by striking subsection
(e)(relating to preference); by redesignating subsections
(f)through
(h)as subsections
(e)and (g), respectively; in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking The Secretary shall submit to the Congress before the end of each fiscal year a and inserting As part of the report on nursing workforce programs described in section 806(i), the Secretary shall ; by amending subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (5), to read as follows: For purposes of this section: The term eligible entity includes an accredited school of nursing, a health care facility, a partnership of such a school and facility, a federally qualified health center, or a nurse-managed health clinic. The term nurse-managed health clinic means a nurse-practice arrangement, managed by advanced practice nurses, that provides primary care or wellness services to underserved or vulnerable populations that is associated with a school, college, university or department of nursing, federally qualified health center, or independent nonprofit health or social services agency. ; and in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and inserting $43,590,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 . Section 831A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296p–1 ) is repealed.
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