Obstetric emergency training program

Section 330O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–21) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) developing, and facilitating access to, an evidence-based program to train practitioners in rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units to provide emergency obstetric services during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or the postpartum period, including training on how to prepare for, identify, stabilize, and safely transfer, as appropriate and within the scope of practice of an individual practitioner, a woman experiencing labor, delivery, obstetric hemorrhage, severe hypertension, cardiac conditions, perinatal mental health conditions, substance use, sepsis, or other conditions, as appropriate.; (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Training program for eligible practitioners in rural health care facilities A training program described in subsection (a)(5) shall include an assessment of obstetric training needs for rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units. In developing the training program, a recipient of a grant under such subsection shall— (1) work in consultation with at least one representative from a national medical society that has experience or expertise in rural health care delivery in each of the fields of gynecology and obstetrics, emergency medicine, family medicine, and anesthesiology; and (2) facilitate access to obstetric readiness training via regional training partnerships and technical assistance to rural health care facilities.; and (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: In addition to amounts appropriated under the previous sentence, for grants for the purpose described in subsection (a)(5), there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2028.

Section 330O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–21) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) developing, and facilitating access to, an evidence-based program to train practitioners in rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units to provide emergency obstetric services during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or the postpartum period, including training on how to prepare for, identify, stabilize, and safely transfer, as appropriate and within the scope of practice of an individual practitioner, a woman experiencing labor, delivery, obstetric hemorrhage, severe hypertension, cardiac conditions, perinatal mental health conditions, substance use, sepsis, or other conditions, as appropriate.; (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Training program for eligible practitioners in rural health care facilities A training program described in subsection (a)(5) shall include an assessment of obstetric training needs for rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units. In developing the training program, a recipient of a grant under such subsection shall— (1) work in consultation with at least one representative from a national medical society that has experience or expertise in rural health care delivery in each of the fields of gynecology and obstetrics, emergency medicine, family medicine, and anesthesiology; and (2) facilitate access to obstetric readiness training via regional training partnerships and technical assistance to rural health care facilities.; and (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: In addition to amounts appropriated under the previous sentence, for grants for the purpose described in subsection (a)(5), there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2028.