,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bef ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #a1 #bjag,ms4 ,heitkamp 7for herself and ,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond to ,health and ,wellness ,training pilot program to address human trafficking in the health care system4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,soar to ,health and ,wellness ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,human trafficking ,the term human trafficking has the meaning given the term severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined in section #ajc of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 #c4 ,pilot program establishment 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a pilot program to be known as ,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond to ,health and ,wellness ,training 7or ,,soar to ,health and ,wellness ,training7 7referred to in this ,act as the pilot program71 to provide training to health care providers and other related providers1 at all levels1 on human trafficking in accordance with the purpose described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,purpose ,the pilot program established under subsection 7a7 shall train health care providers and other related providers to enable such providers to-- 7#a7 identify potential human trafficking victims2 7#b7 implement proper protocols and procedures for working with law enforcement to report1 and facilitate communication with such victims1 in accordance with all applicable ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal requirements1 including legal confidentiality requirements for patients and health care providers2 7#c7 implement proper protocols and procedures for referring such victims to appropriate social or victims service agencies or organizations2 7#d7 provide such victims care that is-- 7,a7 coordinated2 7,b7 victim centered2 7,c7 culturally relevant2 7,d7 comprehensive2 7,e7 evidence based2 7,f7 gender responsive2 7,g7 age appropriate1 with a focus on care for youth2 and 7,h7 trauma informed2 and 7#e7 consider the potential for integrating the training described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 with training programs1 in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act1 for victims of domestic violence1 dating violence1 sexual assault1 stalking1 child abuse1 child neglect1 child maltreatment1 and child sexual exploitation4 7c7 ,functions 7#a7 ,in general ,the functions of the pilot program established under subsection 7a7 shall include the functions of the ,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond to ,health and ,wellness ,training program that was operating on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act and the authorized initiatives described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,authorized initiatives ,the authorized initiatives of the pilot program established under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7,a7 engaging stakeholders1 including victims of human trafficking and any ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or tribal partners1 to develop a flexible training module-- 7i7 for achieving the purpose described in subsection 7b72 and 7ii7 that adapts to changing needs1 settings1 health care providers1 and other related providers2 7,b7 making grants available to support training in health care sites that represent diversity in-- 7i7 geography2 7ii7 the demographics of the population served2 7iii7 the predominant types of human trafficking cases2 and 7iv7 health care provider profiles2 7,c7 providing technical assistance for health education programs to implement nationwide health care protocol1 or develop continuing education training materials1 that assist in achieving the purpose described in subsection 7b72 7,d7 developing a strategy to incentivize the utilization of training materials developed under subparagraph 7,c7 and the implementation of nationwide health care protocol described in such subparagraph1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate2 and 7,e7 developing a reliable methodology for collecting data1 and reporting such data1 on the number of human trafficking victims identified and served in health care settings or other related provider settings4 7d7 ,termination ,the pilot program established under subsection 7a7 shall terminate on ,october #a1 #bjbb4 #d4 ,data collection and reporting requirements 7a7 ,data collection 7#a7 ,in general ,during each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc1 the ,secretary shall collect data on each of the following3 7,a7 ,the total number of facilities that were operating under the pilot program established under section #c7;a7-- 7i7 during the previous fiscal year2 and 7ii7 before the previous fiscal year4 7,b7 ,the total number of health care providers and other related providers trained through such pilot program1 during each of the periods described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,initial report ,in addition to the data required to be collected under paragraph 7#a71 for purposes of the initial report to be submitted under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall collect data on the total number of facilities that were operating under1 and the total number of health care providers and other related providers trained through1 the ,stop1 ,observe1 ,ask1 and ,respond to ,health and ,wellness ,training program that was operating before the establishment of the pilot program under section #c7;a74 7b7 ,reporting ,not later than #ij days after the first day of each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc1 the ,secretary shall prepare and submit to ,congress a report on the data collected under subsection 7a74 #e4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #c1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbb4