Sec. 3. Program for training the workforce
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Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and in consultation with the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to carry out training programs for health care professionals providing sexual and reproductive health care concerning comprehensive disability clinical care curricula.
To be eligible to receive an award under this section an entity shall be a public or private nonprofit entity with demonstrated expertise in serving individuals with disabilities, which may include— a multidisciplinary health care provider who provides reproductive health care, such as federally qualified health centers; institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, with expertise in reproductive health care; an entity primarily led by individuals with disabilities; an entity with expertise in reproductive rights and justice; an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or urban Indian organization; or a consortium of entities described in any of subparagraphs
(A)through (E). To be eligible to receive an award under this section an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, that includes— a description of the eligible entity’s or consortium of entities’ expertise in providing technical assistance and training, including evidence such as— knowledge of the rights afforded to individuals with a disability under relevant Federal and State law; knowledge of accessibility standards established by the United States Access Board; expertise in evidence-based or evidence-informed practices in providing sexual and reproductive health care, including preventive health care services and perinatal care, to individuals with disabilities and those facing compounded barriers to accessing care; experience working with health care providers, public or private nonprofit entities, or Federal, State, or local agencies focusing on sexual and reproductive health care services for individuals with disabilities; experience working with individuals with disabilities and their families; expertise in providing, collecting, compiling, communicating, and disseminating information in culturally and linguistically appropriate manner especially in easily accessible formats; and experience improving coordination of services, such as mental health, substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support services, social services, other health care services, and transportation services for individuals with disabilities; a description of the activities to be funded under the award and the goals of such activities, including a description of— the training or education program to be implemented that meets the requirements of subsection (c); the process to be used to identify health care providers that will participate in the training program, including the process to increase diversity in the pool of participating providers; the process to be used to engage stakeholders in such training, including individuals with disabilities; and the eligible entity’s evaluation plan to determine the scope and impact of the training program; an assurance that the recipients of the training will receive ongoing and comprehensive training or professional development on the sexual and reproductive health care needs of individuals with disabilities; and any other assurances that the Secretary may require. An eligible entity or eligible consortium receiving an award under this section may, for contracting purposes, make subawards to individuals or entities with expertise in reproductive health care and serving individuals with disabilities. An entity or entities shall use amounts received under this section to carry out a training program for health care professionals providing sexual and reproductive health care that provides training concerning— comprehensive disability clinical care curricula to inform health professionals providing sexual and reproductive health care on how to provide effective, interprofessional team-based health care; culturally and linguistically competent care for individuals with disabilities; delivering sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities in a manner that emphasizes the independence, self-determination, and choices of individuals with disabilities with respect to their sexual and reproductive health through comprehensive disability clinical care curricula; the rights afforded to individuals with disabilities under relevant Federal and State law; and methods and evidence-based or evidence-informed practices for providing sexual and reproductive health care, including preventive health care services, to individuals with disabilities. An entity or entities that receives an award under this section shall, at the end of the award period, carry out an evaluation of any progress made through the program in training health care professionals providing sexual and reproductive health care, consistent with the purposes of this section. Not later than 180 days after the end of the award period, an entity that receives an award under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall annually compile the reports submitted under paragraph
(2)and submit such compilation to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. Such compilations shall be posted on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services in an accessible format. In this section: The terms disability and disabilities have the meaning given such terms for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 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. The term urban Indian organization has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. Funds provided to carry out this section shall supplement not supplant funds otherwise made available to carry out title VII. .
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