,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #edaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #h1 #bjad ,mrs4 ,ellmers introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the development and dissemination of evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,trafficking ,awareness ,training for ,health ,care ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,development of best practices 7a7 ,grant for development of best practices ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,agency for ,healthcare ,research and ,quality1 shall award1 on a competitive basis1 a grant to an eligible school under which such school will-- 7#a7 not later than #f months after receipt of the award1 develop best practices for health care professionals-- 7,a7 to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking2 and 7,b7 to respond appropriately to such individuals2 7#b7 in developing best practices under paragraph 7#a71 survey1 analyze1 and evaluate existing best practices that foster the practice of interprofessional collaboration1 including those used by industries other than the health care industry1 to determine the extent to which such existing best practices may be adapted for use as part of the best practices under paragraph 7#a72 7#c7 develop curricula1 training modules1 or materials to train health care professionals on the best practices developed under paragraph 7#a72 7#d7 not later than #ab months after the receipt of the award1 make a subgrant to one entity in each of the #aj administrative regions of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services-- 7,a7 to design1 implement1 and evaluate a pilot program using the best practices developed under paragraph 7#a7 and the curricula1 training modules1 or materials developed under paragraph 7#c72 7,b7 to conduct the pilot program at one or more eligible sites within the respective region1 which may include an eligible site that is a school-based health center2 and 7,c7 to complete the implementation and evaluation of such pilot program with a period of #f months2 7#e7 not later than #bd months after the receipt of the award1 analyze the results of the pilot programs conducted through subgrants under paragraph 7#d71 including analyzing-- 7,a7 changes in the acquired skills1 knowledge1 and attitude of health care professionals resulting from the implementation of the programs2 7,b7 the number of victims of a severe form of trafficking who are recognized under the programs2 7,c7 of those recognized1 the number who received information or referrals for services offered through the programs2 and 7,d7 of those who received such information or referrals-- 7i7 the number who participated in followup services2 and 7ii7 the type of followup services received2 7#f7 determine1 using the results of the analysis under paragraph 7#e71 the extent to which the best practices developed under paragraph 7#a7 are evidence-based2 and 7#g7 submit a comprehensive assessment of the pilot programs conducted through subgrants under paragraph 7#d7 to the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 including an identification of-- 7,a7 the best practices that are determined pursuant to paragraph 7#f7 to be evidence-based2 and 7,b7 the best practices that are determined pursuant to such paragraph to require further review in order to determine whether they are evidence-based4 7b7 ,contents ,the best practices developed through the grant awarded under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall address-- 7,a7 indicators to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking2 7,b7 application of ,federal and ,state law with respect to victims of a severe form of trafficking2 7,c7 patient safety and security1 including the requirements of ,,hipaa privacy and security law as applied to victims of a severe form of trafficking2 7,d7 the management of medical records of patients who are victims of a severe form of trafficking2 7,e7 public and private social services available for rescue1 food1 clothing1 and shelter referrals2 7,f7 the hotlines for reporting human trafficking maintained by the ,national ,human ,trafficking ,resource ,center and the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 and 7,g7 assessment tools for the identification of victims of a severe form of trafficking2 and 7#b7 shall not address patient medical treatment4 7c7 ,dissemination ,not later than #bd months after the award of a grant to a school under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,agency for ,healthcare ,research and ,quality1 shall-- 7#a7 post on the public website of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services the best practices that are identified by the school under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#g72 and 7#b7 disseminate to health care profession schools the best practices identified by the school under subsection 7a77#g77;,a7 and evaluation results4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term health care professional means a person employed by a health care provider who provides to patients information 7including information not related to medical treatment71 scheduling1 services1 or referrals4 7#b7 ,the term ,,hipaa privacy and security law has the meaning given to such term in section #cjji of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;jj-#ai74 7#c7 ,the term victim of a severe form of trafficking has the meaning given to such term in section #ajc of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74 7#d7 ,the term eligible school means an accredited school of medicine or nursing with experience in the study or treatment of victims of a severe form of trafficking4 7#e7 ,the term eligible site means a health center that is receiving assistance under section #ccj1 #cii,z-#a1 or #ajja of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b1 #cjj74 #d4 ,no additional authorization of appropriations ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act1 and this ,act and such amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose4