,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjba,ms4  
,bass introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to address physician
 assi/ant tra9+ ne$s1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,physician ,assi/ant ,education       
,public ,heal? ,initiatives ,act (      
#bjba4  #b4 ,exp&+ cl9ical tra9+        
opportunities ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#gdi;,a ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#bicl-#a7 ! foll[+3  #gdi;,a-#a4 ,exp&+ 
cl9ical tra9+ opportunities  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants
 to physician assi/ant education        
programs to e/abli% or exp& cl9ical     
education & tra9+ = physician assi/ants 
at und]s]v$ sites includ+ ,f$]ally      
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s1 critical access   

hospitals1 & rural heal? cl9ics4  7b7   
,allocation = rural sites ,( ! am\nt    
made available to c>ry out ?is section =
 a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all allocate
 #ej p]c5t ( su* am\nt = cl9ical        
education & tra9+ at und]s]v$ sites t   
are locat$ 9 rural areas4  7c7 ,priority
 ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all give priority to         
physician assi/ant education programs   
propos+ to e/abli% or exp& cl9ical      
rotations = physician assi/ants 9       
p$iatrics1 wom5's heal?1 or behavioral  
heal?4  7d7 ,report+ to congress ,!     
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an ,m>*   
#a1 #bjbd1 submit an int]im report to ! 
,congress on ! implem5tation ( ?is      
section2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an ,m>* #a1    
#bjbg1 submit a f9al report to !        
,congress on su* implem5tation4  7e7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4  #c4 ,promot+
 teleheal? education = physician        

assi/ant /ud5ts ,! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]    
section #gdi;,a-#a ( su* ,act1 z add$ by
 section #b1 ! foll[+3  #gdi;,a-#b4     
,promot+ teleheal? education = physician
 assi/ant /ud5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants to      
physician assi/ant education programs to
 develop & implem5t teleheal? curricula 
= /ud5ts :o are enroll$ at su* programs4
  7b7 ,use ( funds ,recipi5ts ( grants  
"u ?is section %all use ! grants to     
develop & implem5t curricula t improve  
/ud5t k on teleheal? deliv]y1 includ+-- 
7#a7 effective pati5t communication     
pr9ciples2  7#b7 legal requirem5ts      
p]ta9+ to privacy & security2  7#c7     
social1 cultural1 physical1 & l+ui/ic   
b>ri]s to ! use ( teleheal? s]vices2 &  
7#d7 pati5t safety & crit]ia = c>e      
escalation dur+ a teleheal? enc\nt]4    
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to  
c>ry out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to

 be appropriat$ #c1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4  #d4  
,rese>* ,to enhance physician assi/ant  
education ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section        
#gdi;,a-#b ( su* ,act1 z add$ by section
 #c1 ! foll[+3  #gdi;,a-#c4 ,rese>* ,to 
enhance physician assi/ant education    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants
 to eligible entities to fund rese>* on 
physician assi/ant education enhancem5t 
& innovation4  7b7 ,use ( funds         
,recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is section %all 
use ! grants to fund rese>* on physician
 assi/ant education enhancem5t &        
innovation1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! use (      
simulation to mitigate cl9ical tra9+    
site %ortages2  7#b7 b>ri]s to integrat+
 physician assi/ant /ud5ts into !       
deliv]y ( teleheal? s]vices2 or  7#c7   
recruitm5t & ret5tion /rategies =       
faculty & /ud5ts und]repres5t$ 9        
physician assi/ant education programs & 

! physician assi/ant pr(ession4  7c7    
,report requirem5t ,recipi5ts ( grants  
"u ?is section %all provide to !        
,secret>y ) respect to ea* ye> cov]$ by 
! grant a report on ! activities        
conduct$ us+ su* funds1 includ+-- 7#a7 !
 numb] ( rese>*]s support$ dur+ su* ye> 
by su* recipi5t us+ su* funds2  7#b7 a  
li/ ( ! rese>*]s c\nt$ "u p>agraph 7#a71
 organiz$ by rese>*]1 includ+-- 7,a7 !  
rese>* topic ( ea* su* rese>*]2 &  7,b7 
citations to publi%$ cl9ical & sci5tific
 rese>* by ea* su* rese>*] t is         
attributable to support "u ?is section2 
7#c7 an evaluation ( ! b5efits ( grants 
"u ?is section2 &  7#d7 any o!r         
in=mation ! ,secret>y may reque/4  7d7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means an organization t has demon/rat$  
exp]tise 9 physician assi/ant education 
& is-- 7,a7 a nonpr(it organization2 or 
7,b7 an in/itution ( high] education4   
7#b7 ,physician assi/ant education ,!   
t]m physician assi/ant education means  

select+1 educat+1 & graduat+ /ud5ts 9   
accr$it$ graduate physician assi/ant    
education programs4  7e7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is        
section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4