Sec. 702. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES
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## SEC. 702 DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES ###
(a)Grant or Contract for Development of Best Practices ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and in consultation with the Administration on Children and Families and other agencies with experience in serving victims of human trafficking, shall award, on a competitive basis, a grant or contract to an eligible entity to train health care professionals to recognize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking. ####
(2)Development of evidence-based best practices An entity receiving a grant under paragraph
(1)shall develop evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking, including— #####
(A)consultation with law enforcement officials, social service providers, health professionals, experts in the field of human trafficking, and other experts, as appropriate, to inform the development of such best practices; #####
(B)the identification of any existing best practices or tools for health professionals to recognize potential victims of a severe form of trafficking; and #####
(C)the development of educational materials to train health care professionals on the best practices developed under this subsection. ####
(3)Requirements Best practices developed under this subsection shall address— #####
(A)risk factors and indicators to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking; #####
(B)patient safety and security; #####
(C)the management of medical records of patients who are victims of a severe form of trafficking; #####
(D)public and private social services available for rescue, food, clothing, and shelter referrals; #####
(E)the hotlines for reporting human trafficking maintained by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center and the Department of Homeland Security; #####
(F)validated assessment tools for the identification of victims of a severe form of trafficking; and #####
(G)referral options and procedures for sharing information on human trafficking with a patient and making referrals for legal and social services as appropriate. ####
(4)Pilot program An entity receiving a grant under paragraph
(1)shall design and implement a pilot program to test the best practices and educational materials identified or developed with respect to the recognition of victims of human trafficking by health professionals at health care sites located near an established anti-human trafficking task force initiative in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department of Health and Human Services. ####
(5)Analysis and report Not later than 24 months after the date on which an entity implements a pilot program under paragraph (4), the entity shall— #####
(A)analyze the results of the pilot programs, including through an assessment of— ######
(i)changes in the skills, knowledge, and attitude of health care professionals resulting from the implementation of the program; ######
(ii)the number of victims of a severe form of trafficking who were identified under the program; ######
(iii)of those victims identified, the number who received information or referrals for services offered; and ######
(iv)of those victims who received such information or referrals— ######
(I)the number who participated in follow up services; and ######
(II)the type of follow up services received; #####
(B)determine, using the results of the analysis conducted under subparagraph (A), the extent to which the best practices developed under this subsection are evidence-based; and #####
(C)submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report concerning the pilot program and the analysis of the pilot program under subparagraph (A), including an identification of the best practices that were identified as effective and those that require further review. ###
(b)Dissemination Not later than 30 months after date on which a grant is awarded to an eligible entity under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— ####
(1)collaborate with appropriate professional associations and health care professional schools to disseminate best practices identified or developed under subsection
(a)for purposes of recognizing potential victims of a severe form of trafficking; and ####
(2)post on the public website of the Department of Health and Human Services the best practices that are identified by the pilot program as effective under subsection (a)(5).