Rural maternal and obstetric care training demonstration grants

(a) In general The first section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294s; relating to rural maternal and obstetric care training demonstration) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) shall use the grant funds to provide racial bias training as part of such training program; and; (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Minimum performance milestones (1) Establishment Beginning with the grants awarded under this section for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary shall establish minimum performance milestones that grant recipients must meet during a fiscal year as a condition of remaining eligible for funding through such a grant for any subsequent fiscal year. (2) Milestones related to percent of staff trained The minimum performance milestones referred to in paragraph (1) shall include milestones related to the percent of all staff of the grant recipient that are trained, or that receive refresher training, with support from a grant under this section.; and (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking report and inserting reports; (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the report described in paragraph (2) and inserting the reports described in paragraphs (2) and (3); and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) Subsequent reports Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report that includes— (A) updates to the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2); and (B) additional information regarding the grants under this section, including— (i) a list of the entities receiving such grants; (ii) the number and amount of such grants; (iii) whether training supported by such grants was delivered in-person, virtually, asynchronously, or through some other format; and (iv) descriptions of the geographical coverage of such grants, the number of providers trained under such grants, and patient-level metrics linked to such training (such as changes in clinical outcomes, patient experience, and racial disparities).. (b) Technical amendment The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294t; relating to programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce) is redesignated as section 764A.