Sec. 31047. Funding for promoting equity in maternal health outcomes through digital tools
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out a program to award grants or contracts to community-based organizations, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, health care providers, accredited medical schools, accredited schools of nursing, teaching hospitals, accredited midwifery programs, physician assistant education programs, residency or fellowship programs, or other schools or programs determined appropriate by the Secretary, or consortia of any such entities, that are operating in underserved areas with high rates of adverse maternal health outcomes or significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes by increasing access to digital tools related to maternal health care.
Amounts made available to an awardee pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be used for the purpose specified in such subsection, including for increasing access to telehealth technologies (as defined in section 330I of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–14 )) and digital tools that could improve maternal health outcomes, such as wearable technologies, patient portals, telehealth services, and web-based and mobile phone applications, digital health services, secure text messaging, online provider communities, mobile clinical decision support services, and clinical tools to increase diagnostic accuracy. Using amounts made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, including through a grant or contract, to eligible entities receiving funding pursuant to subsection
(a)on the development, use, evaluation, and post-grant sustainability of digital tools designed to promote equity and reduce disparities in maternal health outcomes.
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Funding for promoting equity in maternal health outcomes through digital tools
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