Program for training the workforce

Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 760A. Program for training the workforce concerning reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and in consultation with the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to carry out training programs for health care professionals and trainees on providing equitable sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities. (b) Eligibility (1) In general To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an entity shall be a public or private nonprofit entity with demonstrated expertise in serving individuals with disabilities, which may include— (A) a multidisciplinary health care provider who provides sexual and reproductive health care, such as federally qualified health centers and Title X clinics; (B) institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, with expertise in sexual and reproductive health care; (C) an entity primarily led by individuals with disabilities; (D) an entity with expertise in reproductive rights and justice; (E) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or urban Indian organization; or (F) a consortium of entities described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (E). (2) Application To be eligible to receive an award under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, that includes— (A) a description of the eligible entity’s or consortium of entities’ expertise in providing technical assistance and training, including evidence such as— (i) knowledge of the rights afforded to individuals with a disability under relevant Federal and State law; (ii) knowledge of accessibility standards established by the United States Access Board; (iii) expertise in evidence-based or evidence-informed practices in providing trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health care, including preventive health care services and perinatal care, to individuals with disabilities and those facing compounded barriers to accessing care; (iv) experience working with health care providers, public or private nonprofit entities, or Federal, State, or local agencies focusing on sexual and reproductive health care services for individuals with disabilities; (v) experience working with individuals with disabilities and their families; (vi) expertise in providing, collecting, compiling, communicating, and disseminating sexual and reproductive health care information in culturally and linguistically appropriate manner especially in easily accessible formats; and (vii) experience improving coordination of services, such as mental health, substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support services, social services, other health care services, and transportation services for individuals with disabilities; (B) a description of the activities to be funded under the award and the goals of such activities, including a description of— (i) the training or education program to be implemented that meets the requirements of subsection (c); (ii) the process to be used to identify health care providers that will participate in the training program, including the process to increase diversity in the pool of participating providers; (iii) the process to be used to engage stakeholders in such training, including individuals with disabilities; and (iv) the eligible entity’s evaluation plan to determine the scope and impact of the training program; (C) an assurance that the recipients of the training will receive ongoing and comprehensive training or professional development on the sexual and reproductive health care needs of individuals with disabilities; and (D) any other assurances that the Secretary may require. (3) Subawards An eligible entity or eligible consortium receiving an award under this section may, for contracting purposes, make subawards to individuals or entities with expertise in sexual and reproductive health care and serving individuals with disabilities. (c) Use of funds An entity or entities shall use amounts received under this section to carry out a training program for health care professionals providing sexual and reproductive health care that provides training concerning— (1) comprehensive disability clinical care curricula to inform health care professionals providing sexual and reproductive health care on how to provide effective, interprofessional team-based health care; (2) comprehensive clinical care curricula on how disability-based and intersectional discrimination shapes sexual and reproductive health care access and quality for disabled individuals, including historical and ongoing practices; (3) culturally and linguistically competent care for individuals with disabilities; (4) delivering sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities in a manner that emphasizes the independence, self-determination, and choices of individuals with disabilities with respect to their sexual and reproductive health through comprehensive disability clinical care curricula; (5) the rights afforded to individuals with disabilities under relevant Federal and State law; and (6) methods and evidence-based or evidence-informed practices for providing sexual and reproductive health care, including preventive health care services, to individuals with disabilities. (d) Evaluation and report (1) In general An entity or entities that receives an award under this section shall, at the end of the award period, carry out an evaluation of outcomes achieved through the program in training health care professionals providing sexual and reproductive health care, consistent with the purposes of this section. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the end of the award period, an entity that receives an award under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1). (3) Secretary The Secretary shall annually compile the reports submitted under paragraph (2) and submit such compilation to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. Such compilations shall be posted on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services in an accessible format. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Disability The terms disability and disabilities have the meaning given such terms for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (2) Indian Tribe; Tribal organization The terms Indian Tribe and Tribal organization have the meaning given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. (3) Urban Indian organization The term Urban Indian organization has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Funds provided to carry out this section shall supplement not supplant funds otherwise made available to carry out this title..