Summary: Medical Education Development Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of grants to newly accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools to support scholarships, develop residencies, build infrastructure, recruit and retain faculty, and develop research programs, for the purpose of increasing the supply of physicians. Directs the Secretary to: (1) give first priority to schools accredited to admit students from FY2009-FY2014, (2) provide increased funding to schools that enroll larger classes while maintaining competitive faculty-to-student ratios, and (3) allocate funds to only schools that provide accountability and transparency in expending such funds. Requires: (1) each school to report annually on the specific uses of funds received and on how the grant has benefited the region and the nation; and (2) the Secretary to report annually on the extent to which such grants have increased the supply of physicians, resulted in greater access to health care, enabled the creation of new care models, provided economic regional benefits, and increased the focus on medical students' communications skills.

directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish program grants newly accredited allopathic osteopathic medical schools support scholarships develop residencies build infrastructure recruit retain faculty develop research programs purpose increasing supply physicians directs secretary priority schools accredited admit students provide increased funding schools enroll larger classes maintaining competitive faculty student ratios allocate funds schools provide accountability transparency expending funds requires school report annually specific uses funds received grant benefited region nation secretary report annually extent grants increased supply physicians resulted greater access health care enabled creation new care models provided economic regional benefits increased focus medical students communications skills


Summary: Health Emergencies Lack Provider Specialists Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make eligible for the National Health Service Corps loan repayment and scholarship programs specialists needed to serve medically underserved areas or populations that have needs for particular specialists related to a public health emergency declaration based upon environmental health hazard-related health concerns.

health emergencies lack provider specialists act amends public_health_service_act eligible national_health_service_corps loan repayment scholarship programs specialists needed serve medically underserved areas populations needs particular specialists related public health emergency declaration based environmental health hazard related health concerns


Summary: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize entities receiving rural emergency medical service training and equipment grants to use grant funds to provide required coursework and training to enable military veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate state regulatory entity.

veterans paramedics transition act amends public_health_service_act authorize entities receiving rural emergency medical service training equipment grants use grant funds provide required coursework training enable military veterans satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements determined appropriate state regulatory entity


Summary: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DME) costs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2013-FY2017 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital. Requires the aggregate number of increases in the otherwise applicable resident limit to be 3,000 in each of FY2013-FY2017, of which 1,500 in each such fiscal year shall be used for full-time equivalent residents training in a shortage speciality residency program. Specifies the process for distributing positions. Directs the National Health Care Workforce Commission to study the physician workforce. Directs the Comptroller General to study strategies for increasing the diversity of the health profession workforce.

resident physician shortage reduction act amends title xviii medicare social security act respect distribution additional resident positions affect calculation payments direct graduate medical education dme costs directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs fy2013 fy2017 succeeding fiscal year additional residency positions available distribute increase applicable resident limit qualifying hospital requires aggregate number increases applicable resident limit fy2013 fy2017 fiscal year shall time equivalent residents training shortage speciality residency program specifies process distributing positions directs national_health_care_workforce_commission study physician workforce directs comptroller general study strategies increasing diversity health profession workforce


Summary: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2012- Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services. Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, (2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and (3) the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

national_health_service_corps improvement act amends public_health_service_act revise definition primary health services purposes national_health_service_corps include optometry health services includes optometrists fellowship program delivery primary health services health professional shortage areas national_health_service_corps_scholarship_program national_health_service_corps_loan_repayment_program


Summary: Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement procedures under which, beginning in FY2017, the amount of payments that a hospital would otherwise receive for indirect graduate medical education (GME) costs for discharges during a fiscal year is adjusted based on the hospital's performance on measures of patient care priorities. Requires the Secretary to specify measures of patient care priorities, including the extent of training provided in: (1) the delivery of services categorized as evaluation and management codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, (2) a variety of settings and systems, (3) the coordination of patient care across settings, (4) the relevant cost and value of various diagnostic and treatment options, (5) interprofessionality and multidisciplinary care teams, (6) methods for identifying system errors and implementing system solutions, and (7) the use of health information technology. Requires such measures of patient care to be: (1) adopted or endorsed by an accrediting organization, and (2) consensus-based. Allows such measures to include any submitted by teaching hospitals, medical schools, and other stakeholders. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress and the National Health Care Workforce Commission on the GME payments hospitals receive under Medicare.

amends title xviii medicare social security act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish implement procedures beginning fy2017 payments hospital receive indirect graduate medical education gme costs discharges fiscal year adjusted based hospital performance measures patient care priorities requires secretary specify measures patient care priorities including extent training provided delivery services categorized evaluation management codes centers medicare medicaid_services variety settings systems coordination patient care settings relevant cost value diagnostic treatment options multidisciplinary care teams methods identifying system errors implementing system solutions use health information technology requires measures patient care adopted endorsed accrediting organization consensus based allows measures include submitted teaching hospitals medical schools stakeholders directs secretary report congress national_health_care_workforce_commission gme payments hospitals receive medicare


Summary: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or contracts for the establishment or operation of Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers that: (1) improve the training of health professionals in palliative care; (2) develop and disseminate curricula relating to the palliative treatment of the complex health problems of individuals with serious or life-threatening illnesses; (3) support the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in palliative care; (4) support continuing education of health professionals who provide palliative care to patients with serious or life-threatening illness; (5) provide students with clinical training in palliative care in long-term care facilities, home care, hospices, chronic and acute disease hospitals, and ambulatory care centers; (6) establish traineeships for individuals who are preparing for advanced education nursing degrees in palliative care nursing, home care, hospice, long-term care, or other nursing areas that specialize in palliative care; and (7) do not duplicate the activities of existing education centers funded under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs to provide support for projects that fund the training of physicians who plan to teach palliative medicine; and (2) eligible nurse practitioner, midwifery, nurse anesthesia, and advanced nurse education programs to meet the costs of palliative care and hospice career incentive awards. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a program to provide Palliative Medicine and Hospice Academic Career Awards to eligible individuals to promote their career development as academic hospice and palliative care physicians; (2) award grants or contracts to entities that operate a Palliative Care and Hospice Education Center; (3) award grants or contracts to advanced practice nurses, clinical social workers, pharmacists, chaplains, or students of psychology pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields to foster greater interest among a variety of health professionals in entering the field of palliative care; and (4) award grants to schools of nursing, health care facilities, or programs leading to certification as a certified nurse assistant to develop and implement programs and initiatives to train and educate individuals in providing palliative care in health-related educational, hospice, home, or long-term care settings.

training_act_-_amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs award grants contracts establishment operation improve training health professionals palliative care develop disseminate curricula relating palliative treatment complex health problems individuals life threatening illnesses support training retraining faculty provide instruction palliative care support continuing education health professionals provide palliative care patients life threatening illness provide students clinical training palliative care long term care facilities home care chronic acute disease hospitals ambulatory care centers establish traineeships individuals preparing advanced education nursing degrees palliative care nursing home care hospice long term care nursing areas specialize palliative care duplicate activities existing education centers funded act authorizes secretary grants enter contracts schools medicine schools osteopathic medicine teaching hospitals graduate medical education programs provide support projects fund training physicians plan teach palliative medicine eligible nurse practitioner nurse anesthesia advanced nurse education programs meet costs palliative care hospice career incentive awards directs secretary establish program provide academic career awards eligible individuals promote career development academic hospice palliative care physicians award grants contracts entities operate award grants contracts advanced practice nurses clinical social workers pharmacists chaplains students psychology pursuing advanced degree palliative care related fields foster greater interest variety health professionals entering field palliative care award grants schools nursing health care facilities programs leading certification certified nurse assistant develop implement programs initiatives train educate individuals providing palliative care health related educational hospice home long term care settings


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Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make chiropractic personnel eligible for appointment in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Surgeon General to ensure that Doctors of Chiropractic are trained, equipped, and otherwise prepared to fulfill public health and emergency response service responsibilities in the Commissioned Corps.

Requires the President to appoint no fewer than six Doctors of Chiropractic into the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps.

Directs the Surgeon General to submit a quarterly report to the relevant congressional committees on measures taken by the President, Surgeon General, and the Secretary to carry out this Act.

amends public_health_service_act chiropractic personnel eligible appointment requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs surgeon general ensure trained equipped prepared fulfill public health emergency response service responsibilities requires president appoint fewer doctors chiropractic commissioned regular_corps directs surgeon general submit quarterly report relevant congressional committees measures taken president surgeon general secretary carry act


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations for payments to children's hospitals for expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated amends public_health_service_act extend reauthorize appropriations payments children hospitals expenses associated operating approved graduate medical residency training programs


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National Nurse Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the position of National Nurse for Public Health within the Office of the Surgeon General. Requires the individual serving as the National Nurse for Public Health to serve also as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service. Includes among the duties of such position providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, conducting media campaigns, and providing guidance and leadership for activities that will increase public safety and emergency preparedness.

Requires the National Nurse for Public Health to: (1) participate in identification of national health priorities, (2) encourage volunteerism of nurses and strengthen the relationship between government agencies and health-related national organizations, and (3) promote the dissemination of evidence-based practice in educating the public on health promotion and disease prevention activities.

national nurse act amends public_health_service_act establish position national_nurse_for_public_health office_of_the_surgeon_general requires individual serving national_nurse_for_public_health serve chief nurse officer public_health_service includes duties position providing leadership coordination public_health_service nursing professional affairs office_of_the_surgeon_general agencies public_health_service conducting media campaigns providing guidance leadership activities increase public safety emergency preparedness requires national nurse public health participate identification national health priorities encourage volunteerism nurses strengthen relationship government agencies health related national organizations promote dissemination evidence based practice educating public health promotion disease prevention activities


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Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a pilot project under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to test models for providing payment for direct graduate medical education (GME) and indirect medical education (IME) to medical education entities (MEEs), not otherwise eligible to receive such payments, for the costs of training primary care residents.

Requires testing of two of the following model MEEs: (1) a community-based independent corporate entity collaborating with two or more hospitals to operate one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs (training hospitals); (2) a MEE, with at least one community representative on its board, which is established by two or more training hospitals which may be the sole corporate members of the MEE; (3) a hospital subsidiary or independent corporation, with community participation in its governance, that operates one or more training programs for a hospital; or (4) a MEE (including a university or school of medicine) independent of any hospital but collaborating with one in operating one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs.

primary care workforce access improvement act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs conduct pilot project title xviii medicare social security act test models providing payment direct graduate medical education gme indirect medical education ime medical education entities eligible receive payments costs training primary care residents requires testing following model community based independent corporate entity collaborating hospitals operate primary care graduate medical residency training programs training hospitals community representative board established training hospitals sole corporate members hospital subsidiary independent corporation community participation governance operates training programs hospital including university school medicine independent hospital collaborating operating primary care graduate medical residency training programs


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Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing frontline care services for two years in a frontline care scarcity area.

Defines "frontline care services" as health care services in the fields of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology.

amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish carry frontline providers loan repayment program secretary agrees student loan repayments exchange health professional providing frontline care services years frontline care scarcity area defines frontline care services health care services fields general surgery optometry chiropractic physical therapy audiology speech language pathology pharmacies public health podiatric medicine occupational therapy general pediatrics respiratory therapy medical technology technology


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Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 - Designates the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as the primary federal agency for emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma care. Establishes the Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma within HHS. Gives the Office responsibilities related to emergency medical services and authorizes the Secretary of HHS to delegate additional responsibilities related to EMS.

Requires the Director of the Office to: (1) implement a national EMS strategy; (2) establish the EQUIP grant program to promote excellence, quality, universal access, innovation, and preparedness in field EMS; and (3) establish the SPIA grant program to improve EMS system performance, integration, and accountability, to ensure preparedness, to enhance oversight and data collection, and to promote standardization of certifications.

Defines "field EMS" to mean emergency medical services provided to patients (including transport by ground, air, or otherwise) prior to or outside a medical facility or other clinical setting.

Requires the Director to improve medical oversight of field EMS, including by: (1) promoting the development and adoption of national guidelines for medical oversight, and (2) convening a Field EMS Medical Oversight Advisory Committee.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study issues related to emergency medical care in field EMS.

Authorizes the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to maintain, improve, and expand the National EMS Information System.

Sets forth reporting requirements relating to data collection and electronic health records.

Declares that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) shall not be construed to prohibit certain exchanges of information between field EMS practitioners, hospital personnel, state EMS offices, and the National EMS Database. Requires the Secretary to establish guidelines for the exchange of information between field EMS practitioners and hospital personnel.

Authorizes the Director of the Office to make grants for the development, availability, and dissemination of field EMS education programs and courses that improve the quality and capability of field EMS personnel.

Requires the Director to conduct or support demonstrations projects relating to alternative dispositions of field EMS patients.

Amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to include field EMS as a model for testing by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to conduct research and evaluation relating to field EMS through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

Requires the Director of AHRQ to establish a Field EMS Evidence-Based Practice Center.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund, and (2) allow taxpayers to designate a portion of any income tax overpayment and make additional contributions to finance such Fund.

field ems quality innovation cost effectiveness improvements act designates department_of_health_and_human_services hhs primary federal agency emergency medical services ems trauma care trauma hhs gives office responsibilities related emergency medical services authorizes secretary hhs delegate additional responsibilities related ems requires director office implement national ems strategy establish equip grant program promote excellence quality universal access innovation preparedness field ems establish grant program improve ems system performance integration accountability ensure preparedness enhance oversight data collection promote standardization certifications defines field ems mean emergency medical services provided patients including transport ground air prior outside medical facility clinical setting requires director improve medical oversight field ems including promoting development adoption national guidelines medical oversight convening field ems medical oversight advisory committee directs comptroller general gao study issues related emergency medical care field ems authorizes administrator national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa maintain improve expand sets forth reporting requirements relating data collection electronic health records declares health_insurance_portability_and_accountability_act hipaa shall construed prohibit certain exchanges information field ems practitioners hospital personnel state ems offices requires secretary establish guidelines exchange information field ems practitioners hospital personnel authorizes director office grants development availability dissemination field ems education programs courses improve quality capability field ems personnel requires director conduct support demonstrations projects relating alternative dispositions field ems patients amends title general_provisions peer_review social security act include field ems model testing center medicare medicaid_innovation amends public_health_service_act require secretary conduct research evaluation relating field ems agency healthcare_research_and_quality ahrq center medicare medicaid_innovation requires director ahrq establish amends internal revenue code establish allow taxpayers designate portion income tax overpayment additional contributions finance fund


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National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services.

Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, (2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and (3) the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.


Summary: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists within the definition of "behavioral and mental health professionals" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

occupational therapy mental health act amends public_health_service_act include occupational therapists definition behavioral mental health professionals purposes national_health_service_corps


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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DGME) costs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2015-FY2019 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital.

Directs the Secretary to determine the total number of additional residency positions available for distribution, in accordance with guidelines for allocating 33% to hospitals already operating over the resident limit, and generally setting the aggregate number of increases in the resident limit to 3,000 in each year.

Specifies the process for distributing positions.

Declares that, for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2015, the indirect teaching adjustment factor, with respect to additional payments for subsection (d) hospitals with indirect costs of medical education (IME), insofar as those additional payments are attributable to resident positions distributed to a hospital according to such process, shall be computed in a specified manner with respect to those resident positions.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.) Directs the National Health Care Workforce Commission established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to study the physician workforce.

Directs the Comptroller General to study strategies for increasing the diversity of the health profession workforce.

resident physician shortage reduction act amends title xviii medicare social security act respect distribution additional resident positions affect calculation payments direct graduate medical education costs directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs fy2015-fy2019 succeeding fiscal year additional residency positions available distribute increase applicable resident limit qualifying hospital directs secretary determine total number additional residency positions available distribution accordance guidelines allocating hospitals operating resident limit generally setting aggregate number increases resident limit year specifies process distributing positions declares discharges occurring july indirect teaching adjustment factor respect additional payments subsection hospitals indirect costs medical education ime insofar additional payments attributable resident positions distributed hospital according process shall computed specified manner respect resident positions generally subsection hospital acute care hospital particularly receives payments medicare inpatient prospective payment system ipps providing covered inpatient services eligible beneficiaries directs national_health_care_workforce_commission established patient_protection affordable care act study physician workforce directs comptroller general study strategies increasing diversity health profession workforce


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Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DGME) costs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2014-FY2018 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital.

Directs the Secretary to determine the total number of additional residency positions available for distribution, in accordance with guidelines for allocating 33% to hospitals already operating over the resident limit, and generally setting the aggregate number of increases in the resident limit to 3,000 in each year.

Specifies the process for distributing positions.

Declares that, for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2015, the indirect teaching adjustment factor, with respect to additional payments for subsection (d) hospitals with indirect costs of medical education (IME), insofar as those additional payments are attributable to resident positions distributed to a hospital according to such process, shall be computed in a specified manner with respect to those resident positions.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.) Revises requirements for counting interns and residents to declare that in certain circumstances the three-year rolling average of the actual full-time equivalent resident counts shall not apply. Makes the same declaration with respect to the ratio of the hospital's full-time equivalent interns and residents to beds. Eliminates both requirements after December 31, 2012.

Requires the current year count of full-time equivalent residents to determine a hospital's graduate medical education (GME) payment.

Requires all the time spent by an intern or resident in an approved medical residency training program, regardless of setting, to be counted toward the determination of full-time equivalency if the hospital meets certain subsection (d) hospital criteria.

Prohibits the Secretary from treating a cost reporting period for which a hospital trains residents participating in a program of another hospital as a period for which the hospital has an approved medical residency period.

Requires the Secretary (who currently is authorized) to prescribe rules which allow institutions which are members of the same affiliated group to elect to apply the limitation on the number of residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine on an aggregate basis. Requires such rules to authorize all facilities established on or after January 1, 2000, whose resident limits are adjusted on or after January 1, 1997, to elect to apply the limitation on the number of residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine on an aggregate basis after a certain period.

Declares that, in the case of a resident who changes residency specialties, the period of board eligibility and the initial residency period shall be equal to the minimum number of years of formal training required to satisfy the requirements for the initial board eligibility of the program into which the resident transfers.

Directs the Secretary to establish and implement procedures under which the amount of payments that a hospital would otherwise receive for IME costs for discharges occurring during a fiscal year is adjusted based on the reporting of measures and the performance of the hospital on measures of patient care priorities.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress and the National Health Care Workforce Commission on both DGME and IME payments that hospitals receive under the Medicare program.

Directs the Comptroller General to study: (1) the physician workforce, identifying specialties for which there is a shortage; and (2) strategies for increasing the diversity of the health profession workforce.

training tomorrow doctors today act amends title xviii medicare social security act respect distribution additional resident positions affect calculation payments direct graduate medical education costs directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs fy2014-fy2018 succeeding fiscal year additional residency positions available distribute increase applicable resident limit qualifying hospital directs secretary determine total number additional residency positions available distribution accordance guidelines allocating hospitals operating resident limit generally setting aggregate number increases resident limit year specifies process distributing positions declares discharges occurring july indirect teaching adjustment factor respect additional payments subsection hospitals indirect costs medical education ime insofar additional payments attributable resident positions distributed hospital according process shall computed specified manner respect resident positions generally subsection hospital acute care hospital particularly receives payments medicare inpatient prospective payment system ipps providing covered inpatient services eligible beneficiaries revises requirements counting interns residents declare certain circumstances year rolling average actual time equivalent resident counts shall apply makes declaration respect ratio hospital time equivalent interns residents beds eliminates requirements december requires current year count time equivalent residents determine hospital graduate medical education gme payment requires time spent intern resident approved medical residency training program regardless setting counted determination time equivalency hospital meets certain subsection hospital criteria prohibits secretary treating cost reporting period hospital trains residents participating program hospital period hospital approved medical residency period requires secretary currently authorized prescribe rules allow institutions members affiliated group elect apply limitation number residents allopathic osteopathic medicine aggregate basis requires rules authorize facilities established january resident limits adjusted january elect apply limitation number residents allopathic osteopathic medicine aggregate basis certain period declares case resident changes residency specialties period board eligibility initial residency period shall equal minimum number years formal training required satisfy requirements initial board eligibility program resident transfers directs secretary establish implement procedures payments hospital receive ime costs discharges occurring fiscal year adjusted based reporting measures performance hospital measures patient care priorities directs secretary report congress national_health_care_workforce_commission ime payments hospitals receive medicare program directs comptroller general study physician workforce identifying specialties shortage strategies increasing diversity health profession workforce


Summary: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.

physical therapist workforce patient access act amends public_health_service_act include physical therapy definition primary health services purposes national_health_service_corps makes physical therapists eligible repayment educational loans order ensure adequate supply physical therapists


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Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.

access quality diabetes education act amends title xviii medicare social security act recognize state licensed -registered certified diabetes educators state licensed -registered health care professionals specialize teaching individuals diabetes develop necessary skills knowledge manage individual diabetic condition certified diabetes educator recognized certifying body directs comptroller general gao study barriers exist medicare beneficiaries diabetes accessing diabetes self management training services medicare program requires director hhs develop series recommendations effective outreach methods educate primary care physicians health care providers public benefits diabetes self management training


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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or contracts for the establishment or operation of Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers.

Requires such Centers to: (1) improve the training of health professionals in palliative care for individuals with serious or life-threatening illnesses; (2) develop and disseminate related curricula; (3) support the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in palliative care; (4) support continuing education of health professionals who provide palliative care; (5) provide students with clinical training in palliative care in long-term care facilities, home care, hospices, chronic and acute disease hospitals, and ambulatory care centers; and (6) establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees in palliative care.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs to provide support for projects that fund the training of physicians who plan to teach palliative medicine.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a program to provide Palliative Medicine and Hospice Academic Career Awards to eligible individuals; (2) award grants or contracts to entities that operate a Palliative Care and Hospice Education Center; (3) award incentive grants or contracts to advanced practice nurses, clinical social workers, pharmacists, chaplains, or students of psychology pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields; and (4) award grants to schools of nursing, health care facilities, or programs leading to certification as a certified nurse assistant to develop and implement programs and initiatives to train individuals in providing palliative care in health-related educational, hospice, home, or long-term care settings.

training_act_-_amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs award grants contracts establishment operation requires centers improve training health professionals palliative care individuals life threatening illnesses develop disseminate related curricula support training retraining faculty provide instruction palliative care support continuing education health professionals provide palliative care provide students clinical training palliative care long term care facilities home care chronic acute disease hospitals ambulatory care centers establish traineeships individuals preparing advanced education nursing degrees palliative care authorizes secretary grants enter contracts schools medicine schools osteopathic medicine teaching hospitals graduate medical education programs provide support projects fund training physicians plan teach palliative medicine directs secretary establish program provide academic career awards eligible individuals award grants contracts entities operate award incentive grants contracts advanced practice nurses clinical social workers pharmacists chaplains students psychology pursuing advanced degree palliative care related fields award grants schools nursing health care facilities programs leading certification certified nurse assistant develop implement programs initiatives train individuals providing palliative care health related educational hospice home long term care settings


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Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 - Prohibits any person from making any deceptive or misleading statement, or engaging in any deceptive or misleading act, that: (1) misrepresents whether such person holds a state health care license; or (2) misrepresents such person's education, training, degree, license, or clinical expertise.

Requires any person who is advertising health care services provided by such person to disclose the applicable license under which such person is authorized to provide those services.

Deems a violation of this Act to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study and report to Congress on health care professionals' misrepresentations under this Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed or have the effect of changing state scope of practice for any health care professional.

truth prohibits person making deceptive misleading statement engaging deceptive misleading act misrepresents person holds state health care license misrepresents person education training degree license clinical expertise requires person advertising health care services provided person disclose applicable license person authorized provide services deems violation act unfair deceptive act practice federal_trade_commission_act directs federal_trade_commission ftc study report congress health care professionals misrepresentations act declares act shall construed effect changing state scope practice health care professional


Summary: Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter into contracts for preventive health care training of rural health care practitioners.

amends public_health_service_act authorize secretary health_and_human_services hhs award grants enter contracts preventive health care training rural health care practitioners


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Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations regarding the authorship, content, format, and dissemination requirements for patient medication information (PMI) for prescription drugs.

Requires such regulations to require the PMI for such a drug: (1) to be scientifically accurate and to be based on the approved professional labeling and authoritative, peer-reviewed literature; and (2) to include plain language that is not promotional in tone or content. Requires that such language include: (1) the established name of the drug; (2) drug uses and clinical benefits; (3) general directions for proper use; (4) contraindications, common side effects, and the most serious risks of the drug; (5) measures patients may take to reduce the side effects and risks; (6) when a patient should contact his or her health care professional; (7) instructions not to share medications; (8) any key storage requirements; (9) recommendations relating to proper disposal of any unused portion of the drug; and (10) known clinically important interactions with other drugs and substances.

Requires such regulations to: (1) include standards related to performing timely updates of drug information, ensuring that common information is applied consistently and simultaneously across similar drug products and for drugs within classes of medications, and developing a process to assess the quality and effectiveness of PMI in promoting patient understanding and safe and effective use; and (2) provide for the development of a publicly accessible electronic repository for all PMI.

Requires the Secretary to publish on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website a link to the Daily Med website.

safer prescriptions act amends cosmetic act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs promulgate regulations authorship content format dissemination requirements patient medication information prescription drugs requires regulations require drug scientifically accurate based approved professional labeling authoritative peer reviewed literature include plain language promotional tone content requires language include established drug drug uses clinical benefits general directions proper use contraindications common effects risks drug measures patients reduce effects risks patient contact health care professional instructions share medications key storage requirements recommendations relating proper disposal unused portion drug known clinically important interactions drugs substances requires regulations include standards related performing timely updates drug information ensuring common information applied consistently simultaneously similar drug products drugs classes medications developing process assess quality effectiveness promoting patient understanding safe effective use provide development publicly accessible electronic repository requires secretary publish food_and_drug_administration fda website link website


Summary: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes through FY2018 a pediatric specialty educational loan repayment program for health professionals providing pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent mental and behavioral health care in an area with a shortage of the specified pediatric subspecialty that has a sufficient pediatric population to support the subspecialty.

reauthorizes fy2018 pediatric specialty educational loan repayment program health professionals providing pediatric medical pediatric surgical specialty child adolescent mental behavioral health care area shortage specified pediatric sufficient pediatric population support


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to asthma-related grants for child health services, to give an additional preference to a state that allows self-administration of asthma and anaphylaxis medication and makes a certification concerning the adequacy of the state's civil liability protection law to protect trained school personnel who may administer epinephrine to a student reasonably believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction.

Requires elementary and secondary schools in such a state to: (1) permit trained personnel to administer epinephrine to a student reasonably believed to be having such a reaction, (2) maintain a supply of epinephrine in a secure location that is easily accessible to trained personnel for such treatment, and (3) have in place a plan for having on the school premises during operating hours one or more designated personnel trained in administration of epinephrine.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated school access emergency epinephrine act amends public_health_service_act respect asthma related grants child health services additional preference state allows self administration asthma anaphylaxis medication makes certification concerning adequacy state civil liability protection law protect trained school personnel administer epinephrine student reasonably believed having anaphylactic reaction requires elementary secondary schools state permit trained personnel administer epinephrine student reasonably believed having reaction maintain supply epinephrine secure location easily accessible trained personnel treatment place plan having school premises operating hours designated personnel trained administration epinephrine


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Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent.

Excludes from numerical immigration limitations alien physicians who have completed national interest waiver requirements by working in a health care shortage area (including alien physicians who completed such service before the date of enactment of this Act and any spouses or children of such alien physicians).

Sets forth specified employment protections and contract requirements for alien physicians working in underserved areas.

Increases the number of alien physicians that a state may be allocated from 30 to 35 per fiscal year in specified circumstances. Provides for additional increases or decreases based upon demand.

Provides up to three visa waivers per fiscal year per state for physicians in academic medical centers.

Permits dual intent for an alien coming to the United States to receive graduate medical education or training, or to take examinations required for graduate medical education or training.

Exempts H-1B nonimmigrant aliens seeking to enter the United States to pursue graduate medical education or training from specified entry limitations.

conrad state physician access act amends immigration nationality technical corrections act j-1 visa waiver conrad state medical services underserved areas program permanent excludes numerical immigration limitations alien physicians completed national interest waiver requirements working health care shortage area including alien physicians completed service date enactment act spouses children alien physicians sets forth specified employment protections contract requirements alien physicians working underserved areas increases number alien physicians state allocated fiscal year specified circumstances provides additional increases decreases based demand provides visa waivers fiscal year state physicians academic medical centers permits dual intent alien coming united_states receive graduate medical education training examinations required graduate medical education training nonimmigrant aliens seeking enter united_states pursue graduate medical education training specified entry limitations


Summary: Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice to patients with chronic lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], including emphysema and bronchitis, as well as asthma, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, and cystic fibrosis).

medicare respiratory therapist access act amends title xviii medicare social security act provide medicare coverage pulmonary self management education training services furnished qualified respiratory therapist physician practice patients chronic lung disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease including asthma pulmonary hypertension pulmonary fibrosis fibrosis


Summary: Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.

medicare hospice care access act amends title xviii medicare social security act recognize attending physician assistants attending physicians serve hospice patients


Summary: Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.

medicare_patient_access hospice act amends title xviii medicare social security act recognize attending physician assistants attending physicians serve hospice patients


Summary: Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

alzheimer caregiver support act amends public_health_service_act authorize secretary health_and_human_services hhs grants public nonprofit private health care providers expand training support services families caregivers patients alzheimer disease


Summary: Healthcare for our Heroes Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish scholarships to new participants in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Scholarship Program until December 31, 2016 (currently, December 31, 2014).

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Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act - Amends appropriations authorities for veterans' benefits to provide advanced appropriations for information technology relating to medical services, support, compliance, and facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include, as a component of VHA health-care personnel education and training programs, education and training of marriage and family therapists as well as licensed professional mental health counselors.

Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to require the Secretary, through VA medical centers, to provide mental health services, including outpatient care, to the immediate families of certain veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding telemedicine services (the use by a health care provider of telecommunications to assist in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient's medical condition) for veterans, including updates on VA teleconsultation and telemedicine initiatives, training, and partnerships with primary care providers.

appropriations authorities veterans benefits provide advanced appropriations information technology relating medical services support compliance facilities veterans_health_administration vha directs secretary veterans_affairs include component vha health care personnel education training programs education training marriage family therapists licensed professional mental health counselors amends caregivers veterans_omnibus_health_services act require secretary medical centers provide mental health services including outpatient care immediate families certain veterans returning operation enduring freedom operation iraqi freedom requires secretary report congress telemedicine services use health care provider telecommunications assist diagnosis treatment patient medical condition veterans including updates teleconsultation telemedicine initiatives training partnerships primary care providers


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Veterans Access to Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) automatically as health professional shortage areas.

 Prohibits an individual from participating in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, to consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.

designate medical facilities department_of_veterans_affairs automatically health professional shortage areas prohibits individual participating national_health_service_corps scholarship loan repayment programs directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs carrying consult secretary veterans_affairs health professional shortage areas medical facilities


Summary: Provides that for purposes of medical professional liability insurance or civil and criminal malpractice liability determinations, a physician or athletic trainer (covered sports medicine professional) who is authorized to practice medicine in a state (primary state) and who provides medical services to an athlete or athletic team in a state where such professional is not authorized to practice (secondary state) shall be deemed to have provided such medical services in the primary state, provided that prior to providing the covered medical services such professional has disclosed the nature and extent of such services to the entity that provides such professional with medical professional liability insurance in the primary state.

provides purposes medical professional liability insurance civil criminal malpractice liability determinations physician athletic trainer covered sports medicine professional authorized practice medicine state primary state provides medical services athlete athletic team state professional authorized practice secondary state shall deemed provided medical services primary state provided prior providing covered medical services professional disclosed nature extent services entity provides professional medical professional liability insurance primary state


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Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make grants to or enter contracts with eligible entities to support the creation of new medical residency training programs or slots within existing programs in states in which there is a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population.

Requires an eligible entity to be: (1) located in a state with fewer than 25 medical residents per 100,000 population, and (2) a public or nonprofit teaching hospital or an accredited graduate medical education (GME) training program. Allows such entity to enter into a partnership with a state, local government, community health center, local health department, hospital, or other appropriate organization.

Requires a grant or contract agreement: (1) in the case of a new or existing medical residency training program in the field of primary care, to require the recipient to provide one-third of the cost of the slots to be funded and to require the Administrator to provide the remaining two-thirds of such cost; and (2) in the case of such a training program in any other field, to require the recipient to provide one-half of the cost of the slots to be funded and the Administrator to provide the remaining half.

Directs the Administrator to establish application processes for eligible entities to receive funding, including multiyear commitments to ensure the continued funding of GME slots for residents in training.

creating access residency education act amends public_health_service_act direct administrator centers cms grants enter contracts eligible entities support creation new medical residency training programs slots existing programs states low ratio medical residents relative general population requires eligible entity located state fewer medical residents population public nonprofit teaching hospital accredited graduate medical education gme training program allows entity enter partnership state local government community health center local health department hospital appropriate organization requires grant contract agreement case new existing medical residency training program field primary care require recipient provide cost slots funded require administrator provide remaining thirds cost case training program field require recipient provide half cost slots funded administrator provide remaining half directs administrator establish application processes eligible entities receive funding including multiyear commitments ensure continued funding gme slots residents training


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Education and Training for Health Act of 2014 or the EAT for Health Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidelines to federal agencies for developing procedures and requirements to ensure that every primary care health professional employed full-time for such agencies have at least six credits of continuing medical education courses relating to nutrition. Requires these to include at least courses on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and, as possible, reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Requires each agency employing such primary care professionals to report to Congress annually on the extent to which it has adopted and enforced the guidelines issued under this Act with respect to those employed during any portion of the previous year.

education training health act eat health act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs issue guidelines federal agencies developing procedures requirements ensure primary care health professional employed time agencies credits continuing medical education courses relating nutrition requires include courses role nutrition prevention management possible reversal obesity cardiovascular disease diabetes cancer requires agency employing primary care professionals report congress annually extent adopted enforced guidelines issued act respect employed portion previous year


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Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act or the ENRICH Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition curriculum.

Describes such a curriculum as one that: (1) is based on best possible evidence to improve communication and provider preparedness in the prevention, management, and, as possible, reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer; and (2) addresses such topics as nutrition across the life cycle of members of at-risk populations and food insecurity and malnutrition among such individuals.

expanding nutrition role curricula enrich act requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish program year competitive grants accredited medical schools development expansion integrated nutrition curriculum describes curriculum based best possible evidence improve communication provider preparedness prevention management possible reversal obesity cardiovascular disease diabetes cancer addresses topics nutrition life cycle members risk populations food insecurity malnutrition individuals


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Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish medical residency programs, or ensure a sufficient number of residency positions in medical residency programs, at VA medical facilities that the Secretary determines: (1) are experiencing a shortage of physicians, and (2) are located in communities that are designated as a health professional shortage area.

Requires the Secretary to determine the specialty of health care professionals that a location is experiencing a shortage of and allocate residency positions based on such determination.

Directs the Secretary, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, to establish not fewer than 2,000 graduate medical education residency positions, giving priority to VA medical facilities that: (1) do not have medical residency programs, and (2) are located in communities that have a high concentration of veterans.

secretary veterans_affairs establish medical residency programs ensure sufficient number residency positions medical residency programs medical facilities secretary determines experiencing shortage physicians located communities designated health professional shortage area requires secretary determine specialty health care professionals location experiencing shortage allocate residency positions based determination directs secretary year period beginning enactment act establish fewer graduate medical education residency positions giving priority medical facilities medical residency programs located communities high concentration veterans


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Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act of 2014 or RDOCS Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to make matching grants under which states provide RDOCS scholarships, paying all costs of a student's undergraduate medical education, to provide for the increased availability of primary health care services in health professional shortage areas.

Requires the scholarship recipient to agree to residency training in a primary care specialty and a five-year post-graduate period of service in a health professional shortage area.

Requires that preference be given in awarding scholarships to applicants enrolled in: (1) an accelerated track family-medicine program (an integrated course of study allowing completion of undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education in six years), or (2) a program that includes clinical training in rural or underserved urban communities.

restoring doctors country scholarships act act amends public_health_service_act require administrator health_resources_and_services_administration matching grants states provide scholarships paying costs student undergraduate medical education provide increased availability primary health care services health professional shortage areas requires scholarship recipient agree residency training primary care specialty year post graduate period service health professional shortage area requires preference given awarding scholarships applicants enrolled accelerated track family medicine program integrated course study allowing completion undergraduate medical education graduate medical education years program includes clinical training rural underserved urban communities


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Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to carry out a scholarship program to provide for the increased availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at VA medical facilities, which shall be known as the Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships-Veterans Affairs (RDOCS-VA) program.

Directs the Secretary, under such program, to award not less than 400 scholarships covering all tuition and costs for an undergraduate medical education for a period of study not exceeding 48 consecutive months, and a cost-of-living stipend, to selected individuals who agree to:

 be admitted into and maintain enrollment in a participating undergraduate medical program in the scholar's state of residence, maintain a minimum level of academic standing, complete an accredited residency training program in a primary care specialty, become licensed to practice medicine in the scholar's state of residence, receive and maintain board certification in a primary care specialty, and complete a five-year post-graduate period of employment by the VA performing primary care services. Directs the Secretary to give preference to applicants who: (1) are enrolled in an accelerated track family-medicine program, or (2) elect to complete the five-year period of employment at a VA facility that the Secretary designates as having an urgent need for primary care physicians.

Sets forth provisions regarding such scholar's liability for breach of agreement.

restoring doctors country scholarships veterans affairs act act directs secretary veterans_affairs department_of_veterans_affairs carry scholarship program provide increased availability physicians provide primary health care services medical facilities shall known program directs secretary program award scholarships covering tuition costs undergraduate medical education period study exceeding consecutive months cost living stipend selected individuals agree admitted maintain enrollment participating undergraduate medical program scholar state residence maintain minimum level academic standing complete accredited residency training program primary care specialty licensed practice medicine scholar state residence receive maintain board certification primary care specialty complete year post graduate period employment performing primary care services directs secretary preference applicants enrolled accelerated track family medicine program elect complete year period employment facility secretary designates having urgent need primary care physicians sets forth provisions scholar liability breach agreement


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Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for any reimbursements to providers under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the costs of nursing and allied health education activities, to apply the regulation establishing the payment methodology for such reimbursements by treating a provider as meeting the requirements:

 for consideration as operating an approved nursing or allied health education program if the provider or a wholly owned subsidiary educational institution singly or collectively meets all such requirements; and for payment for certain nonprovider-operated programs at wholly owned subsidiary educational institutions if the provider meets all such requirements except that the transfer of a nursing or allied health education program to that wholly owned subsidiary educational institution to meet accreditation standards occurred after October 1, 2003. Defines "wholly owned subsidiary educational institution" as one that: (1) is organized as a legal entity distinct from the provider, (2) has the provider as its sole owner or sole member, and (3) is organized in the same state in which the provider is organized or registered to do business.

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Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's or doctoral degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. Requires a grant priority for institutions in partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense (DOD). Provides grant amounts of at least $1 million and up to $1.5 million. Defines as eligible institutions those either accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education or demonstrating an ability to meet such accreditation requirements if receiving a grant.

Requires the Secretary to award a grant to an institution with orthotic and prosthetic research and education experience to: (1) establish the Center of Excellence in Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and (2) improve orthotic and prosthetic outcomes for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and civilians by conducting orthotic and prosthetic-based research.

wounded warrior workforce enhancement act directs secretary veterans_affairs award grants eligible institutions establish master doctoral degree program orthotics prosthetics expand existing master degree program area requires grant priority institutions partnership medical center administered facility administered department_of_defense dod provides grant amounts million million defines eligible institutions accredited demonstrating ability meet accreditation requirements receiving grant requires secretary award grant institution orthotic prosthetic research education experience establish center_of_excellence orthotic prosthetic education improve orthotic prosthetic outcomes veterans members armed_forces civilians conducting orthotic prosthetic based research


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Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to assist medical schools in developing and strengthening primary care mentorship programs and cultivating leaders in primary care among its students.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to medical and other health professions schools to promote priority competencies that are selected annually by the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry in order to foster curricular innovations to improve the education and training of health care providers.

Directs the Institute of Medicine to study the documentation requirements for cognitive services (evaluation and management services) required under Medicare and Medicaid and through private health insurers.

require secretary health_and_human_services hhs award matching grants enable states implement scholarship programs ensure adequate supply health professionals authorizes secretary award grants assist medical schools developing strengthening primary care mentorship programs cultivating leaders primary care students requires secretary award grants medical health professions schools promote priority competencies selected annually advisory_committee training order foster curricular innovations improve education training health care providers study documentation requirements cognitive services evaluation management services required medicare medicaid private health insurers


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Primary Care Physician Reentry Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician reentry into primary care clinical practice in exchange for the physician providing primary care at an eligible health center for at least two years.

Requires the Secretary to award one grant to an entity in each of the 10 administrative regions of HHS to carry out physician reentry projects.

Directs grantees to assist reentering physicians by providing training, paying credentialing and other necessary fees, paying salaries, and providing loan repayment and other financial assistance.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) assess the need for additional primary care physicians, (2) develop a directory of programs that help physicians reenter clinical practice, (3) disseminate evaluation tools to measure the core competencies of physicians reentering clinical practice, and (4) assist regulatory and credentialing authorities to structure requirements for reentering physicians that ensure patient safety while addressing the burdens on those physicians.

 Limits civil liability for physicians participating in a reentry project.

primary care physician reentry act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish demonstration program facilitate physician reentry primary care clinical practice exchange physician providing primary care eligible health center years requires secretary award grant entity administrative regions hhs carry physician reentry projects directs grantees assist reentering physicians providing training paying credentialing necessary fees paying salaries providing loan repayment financial assistance requires secretary assess need additional primary care physicians develop directory programs help physicians reenter clinical practice disseminate evaluation tools measure core competencies physicians reentering clinical practice assist regulatory credentialing authorities structure requirements reentering physicians ensure patient safety addressing burdens physicians limits civil liability physicians participating reentry project


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Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act - Authorizes (current law requires) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse any full-time board-certified health professional (under current law, physician or dentist) appointed to the VA for continuing professional education expenses incurred, up to $1,600 per year (under current law, $1,000).

Directs that the expenses incurred be expenses required to maintain licensure.

assuring quality care veterans act authorizes current law requires secretary veterans_affairs reimburse time board certified health professional current law physician dentist appointed continuing professional education expenses incurred year current law directs expenses incurred expenses required maintain licensure


Summary: Health Emergencies Lack Provider Specialists Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make eligible for the National Health Service Corps loan repayment and scholarship programs specialists needed to serve medically underserved areas or populations that have needs for particular specialists related to a public health emergency declaration based upon environmental health hazard-related health concerns.

health emergencies lack provider specialists act amends public_health_service_act eligible national_health_service_corps loan repayment scholarship programs specialists needed serve medically underserved areas populations needs particular specialists related public health emergency declaration based environmental health hazard related health concerns


Summary: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any other state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.

veterinary_medicine_loan_repayment_program enhancement act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income payments federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program state loan repayment forgiveness program intended provide increased access veterinary services state


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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DGME) costs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2015-FY2019 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital.

Requires the aggregate number of increases in the otherwise applicable resident limit to be 3,000 in each of FY2015-FY2019, of which 1,500 in each such fiscal year shall be used for full-time equivalent residents training in a shortage specialty residency program.

Specifies the process for distributing positions.

Declares that, for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2015, the indirect teaching adjustment factor, with respect to additional payments for subsection (d) hospitals with indirect costs of medical education (IME), insofar as those additional payments are attributable to resident positions distributed to a hospital according to such process, shall be computed in a specified manner with respect to those resident positions.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.) Directs the National Health Care Workforce Commission to study the physician workforce.

Directs the Comptroller General to study strategies for increasing the diversity of the health profession workforce.

resident physician shortage reduction act amends title xviii medicare social security act respect distribution additional resident positions affect calculation payments direct graduate medical education costs directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs fy2015-fy2019 succeeding fiscal year additional residency positions available distribute increase applicable resident limit qualifying hospital requires aggregate number increases applicable resident limit fy2015-fy2019 fiscal year shall time equivalent residents training shortage specialty residency program specifies process distributing positions declares discharges occurring july indirect teaching adjustment factor respect additional payments subsection hospitals indirect costs medical education ime insofar additional payments attributable resident positions distributed hospital according process shall computed specified manner respect resident positions generally subsection hospital acute care hospital particularly receives payments medicare inpatient prospective payment system ipps providing covered inpatient services eligible beneficiaries directs national_health_care_workforce_commission study physician workforce directs comptroller general study strategies increasing diversity health profession workforce


Summary: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.

physical therapist workforce patient access act amends public_health_service_act include physical therapy definition primary health services purposes national_health_service_corps makes physical therapists eligible repayment educational loans order ensure adequate supply physical therapists


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  Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent.

Excludes from numerical immigration limitations alien physicians who have completed national interest waiver requirements by working in a health care shortage area (including alien physicians who completed such service before the date of enactment of this Act and any spouses or children of such alien physicians).

Sets forth specified employment protections and contract requirements for alien physicians working in underserved areas.

Increases the number of alien physicians that a state may be allocated from 30 to 35 per fiscal year under specified circumstances. Provides for additional increases or decreases based upon demand.

Provides up to three visa waivers per fiscal year per state for physicians in academic medical centers.

Permits dual intent for an alien coming to the United States to receive graduate medical education or training, or to take examinations required for graduate medical education or training.

Exempts H-1B nonimmigrant aliens seeking to enter the United States to pursue graduate medical education or training from specified entry limitations.

conrad state physician access act amends immigration nationality technical corrections act j-1 visa waiver conrad state medical services underserved areas program permanent excludes numerical immigration limitations alien physicians completed national interest waiver requirements working health care shortage area including alien physicians completed service date enactment act spouses children alien physicians sets forth specified employment protections contract requirements alien physicians working underserved areas increases number alien physicians state allocated fiscal year specified circumstances provides additional increases decreases based demand provides visa waivers fiscal year state physicians academic medical centers permits dual intent alien coming united_states receive graduate medical education training examinations required graduate medical education training nonimmigrant aliens seeking enter united_states pursue graduate medical education training specified entry limitations


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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or contracts for the establishment or operation of Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers.

Requires such Centers to: (1) improve the training of health professionals in palliative care for individuals with serious or life-threatening illnesses; (2) develop and disseminate related curricula; (3) support the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in palliative care; (4) support continuing education of health professionals who provide palliative care; (5) provide students with clinical training in palliative care in long-term care facilities, home care, hospices, chronic and acute disease hospitals, and ambulatory care centers; and (6) establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees in palliative care.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs to provide support for projects that fund the training of physicians who plan to teach palliative medicine.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a program to provide Palliative Medicine and Hospice Academic Career Awards to eligible individuals; (2) award grants or contracts to entities that operate a Palliative Care and Hospice Education Center; (3) award incentive grants or contracts to advanced practice nurses, clinical social workers, pharmacists, chaplains, or students of psychology pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields; and (4) award grants to schools of nursing, health care facilities, or programs leading to certification as a certified nurse assistant to develop and implement programs and initiatives to train individuals in providing palliative care in health-related educational, hospice, home, or long-term care settings.

training_act_-_amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs award grants contracts establishment operation requires centers improve training health professionals palliative care individuals life threatening illnesses develop disseminate related curricula support training retraining faculty provide instruction palliative care support continuing education health professionals provide palliative care provide students clinical training palliative care long term care facilities home care chronic acute disease hospitals ambulatory care centers establish traineeships individuals preparing advanced education nursing degrees palliative care authorizes secretary grants enter contracts schools medicine schools osteopathic medicine teaching hospitals graduate medical education programs provide support projects fund training physicians plan teach palliative medicine directs secretary establish program provide academic career awards eligible individuals award grants contracts entities operate award incentive grants contracts advanced practice nurses clinical social workers pharmacists chaplains students psychology pursuing advanced degree palliative care related fields award grants schools nursing health care facilities programs leading certification certified nurse assistant develop implement programs initiatives train individuals providing palliative care health related educational hospice home long term care settings


Summary: Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter into contracts for preventive health care training of rural health care practitioners.

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Extends through 2019 (under current law, 2014) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professionals educational assistance program.

Repeals the current $60,000 per-individual limit on education debt reduction payments made by the VA with respect to certain employees providing direct-patient care services or services incident thereto.

extends current law department_of_veterans_affairs health professionals educational assistance program repeals current individual limit education debt reduction payments respect certain employees providing direct patient care services services incident thereto


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Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.

access quality diabetes education act amends title xviii medicare social security act recognize state licensed -registered certified diabetes educators state licensed -registered health care professionals specialize teaching individuals diabetes develop necessary skills knowledge manage individual diabetic condition certified diabetes educator recognized certifying body directs comptroller general gao study barriers exist medicare beneficiaries diabetes accessing diabetes self management training services medicare program requires director hhs develop series recommendations effective outreach methods educate primary care physicians health care providers public benefits diabetes self management training


Summary: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the grant program to improve emergency medical services in rural areas to include as a permissible use of grant funds the provision to military veterans of required coursework and training to enable them to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements. Requires such coursework and training to take into account, and not be duplicative of, previous medical coursework and training received by such veterans in the Armed Forces.

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Veterans Access to Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) automatically as health professional shortage areas.

 Prohibits an individual from participating in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, to consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.

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Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to assist medical schools in developing and strengthening primary care mentorship programs and cultivating leaders in primary care among its students.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to medical and other health professions schools to promote priority competencies that are selected annually by the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, in order to foster curricular innovations to improve the education and training of health care providers.

Directs the Institute of Medicine to study the documentation requirements for cognitive services (evaluation and management services) required under Medicare and Medicaid and through private health insurers.


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Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act - Amends appropriations authorities for veterans' benefits to provide advanced appropriations for information technology relating to medical services, support, compliance, and facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include, as a component of VHA health-care personnel education and training programs, education and training of marriage and family therapists as well as licensed professional mental health counselors.

Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to require the Secretary, through VA medical centers, to provide mental health services, including outpatient care, to the immediate families of certain veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding telemedicine services (the use by a health care provider of telecommunications to assist in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient's medical condition) for veterans, including updates on VA teleconsultation and telemedicine initiatives, training, and partnerships with primary care providers.

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