Sec. 4. Regional centers of excellence in menopause education
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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 inserting after section 758 (as added by section 3) the following: The Secretary, in consultation with such other officials as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall award cooperative agreements to eligible entities for— the designation of such entities as Regional Centers of Excellence in Menopause Education; and the support of such Regional Centers of Excellence to enhance and improve how health professionals are educated in menopause through development, evaluation, and distribution of evidence-based curricula for health professions schools.
To be eligible to receive a cooperative agreement under subsection (a), an entity shall— be an entity offering education to students in various health professions, such as— a health system; a teaching hospital; a medical school, a school of nursing (as defined in section 801), a school offering a physician assistant education program, or a school of pharmacy; and any other health profession school, school of public health, or institution of higher education engaged in an aspect of the management of menopause; be accredited by the appropriate educational accreditation body; demonstrate an existing strategy, and have in place a plan for continuing such strategy, or have a proposed strategy, to implement a curriculum based on best practices for menopause treatment and education; and provide to the Secretary such information, at such time, and in such manner, as the Secretary may require.
In awarding cooperative agreements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— take into account regional differences among eligible entities; and make an effort to ensure geographic diversity. The Secretary shall make information provided to the Secretary under subsection (b)(1)(D) publicly available on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary shall— evaluate each project carried out by a Regional Center of Excellence in Menopause Education through funding received under this section; and disseminate the results of each such evaluation to appropriate public and private entities.
Of amounts made available to the Secretary for other purposes, the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2028 for the purpose of carrying out the program under this section. .
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