Sec. 727. Pilot Program on civilian and military partnerships to enhance interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of National Disaster Medical System
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The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program to establish partnerships with public, private, and nonprofit health care organizations, institutions, and entities in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation to enhance the interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of the National Disaster Medical System under section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11 ) in the vicinity of major aeromedical transport hubs of the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense may carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)for a period of not more than five years. The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)at not fewer than five aeromedical transport hub regions in the United States. In establishing partnerships under the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish requirements under such partnerships for staffing, specialized training, medical logistics, telemedicine, patient regulating, movement, situational status reporting, tracking, and surveillance. The Secretary of Defense shall establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program under subsection (a). Not later than 180 days after the commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. The report required by subparagraph
(A)shall include the following: A description of the pilot program. The requirements established under subsection (d). The evaluation metrics established under subsection (e). Such other matters relating to the pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than 180 days after completion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. The report required by subparagraph
(A)shall include the following: A description of the pilot program, including the partnerships established under the pilot program as described in subsection (a). An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program. Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the pilot program, including recommendations for extending or making permanent the authority for the pilot program.
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Sec. 727
Pilot Program on civilian and military partnerships to enhance interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of National Disaster Medical System
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