Sec. 3. Public health promotion and prevention
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Title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall expand public health promotion and prevention activities with respect to perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal mid-life women’s health symptoms and chronic conditions described in section 404P(c), and other related conditions and adverse health outcomes, at the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to improve the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal symptoms and support public health activities to expand access to quality care services and improve mid-life health outcomes among women.
To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an entity shall— be— a State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health department; an accredited entity that offers education to students in various health professions; or such other type of entity, as the Secretary determines appropriate; and submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b)(2) to support care coordination and care planning activities, including such activities otherwise supported under this Act, and expand access to quality primary care and specialty care services to improve symptoms and chronic conditions described in section 404P(c).
The Secretary shall develop recommendations and best practices to— increase access to mental and behavioral health care services and substance use disorder prevention services for women experiencing perimenopause or menopausal symptoms; and expand substance use disorder treatment, recovery, and support services for women experiencing perimenopause, early menopause, menopause, and postmenopause, and related symptoms and chronic conditions. The Secretary shall develop recommendations and best practices for— reducing health disparities in the management of perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms and conditions; the prevention of adverse health outcomes in the mid-life and menopausal transition; improving mid-life women’s access to perimenopause and menopause health care services through integrated, collaborative approaches to care; and providing patient-centered perimenopause, mid-life, and menopause counseling and treatment through pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
The Secretary shall carry out and support— outreach and engagement activities of the Department of Health and Human Services with health care providers on perimenopause and menopause and mid-life women’s health; oversight efforts to assess the safety and effectiveness of new treatments and diagnostic tools for mid-life, perimenopause, or menopausal symptoms, including devices that use artificial intelligence; and support existing activities of the Department of Health and Human Services to enforce privacy protections for patients.
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. .
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