Sec. 3. Grants to increase capacity to provide abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care
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Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall carry out a grant program consisting of awarding grants to eligible entities to increase their capacity to provide abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care to individuals seeking to access abortion within or outside of their States of residence. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall— be a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility, university, nonprofit organization, community-based organization, local governmental entity, or Tribal government that, through programs, services, or activities that are unbiased and medically and factually accurate, provides or refers for abortion services; and be in a State, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States where abortion services are permissible outside of exceptions for the life and health of the pregnant person.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities in States that, as determined by the Secretary, have experienced the highest increases of out-of-State patients seeking abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care. A grant under this section may be used for any of the following supplies, equipment, or services related to providing an abortion or other sexual and reproductive health care: Expanding the grantee’s facilities, such as by creating more examination rooms, operation rooms, recovery areas, and other additional locations for care.
Purchasing medical supplies or equipment to provide reproductive health care services. Administering telehealth services, which may include audio, video, and text messaging services. Contracting or hiring clinical and nonclinical support staff, which may include intake coordinators, health educators, doulas, midwives, counselors, ultrasound technicians, and other relevant health care personnel. Training programs to increase clinical and nonclinical support staff, which may include intake coordinators, health educators, doulas, midwives, counselors, ultrasound technicians, and other relevant health care personnel.
Creating and disseminating medically accurate, culturally and linguistically appropriate, accessible educational materials and resources for patients. Interpretation and translation services. Referrals and counseling. Recovery care. To seek a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a plan for increasing capacity as described in subsection (a).
No Federal agency, grantee, subrecipient, or other entity shall, in the course of administering or carrying out any program or activity under this section, act in a manner which has the effect of excluding, limiting, or restricting the participation of any entity that would otherwise be eligible to apply for funds, on the basis of any factor unrelated to the entity’s qualifications to effectively carry out the program or activity. In this section, the term abortion services means a medical or surgical abortion and any medical or non-medical supplies, equipment, or services related to and provided in conjunction with an abortion.
To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. .
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Grants to increase capacity to provide abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care
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