,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ice  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,g>b>9o 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,mr4  
,valadao1 & ,ms4 ,craig7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to provide = a heal? c>e   
work=ce innovation program4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal?  
,c>e ,work=ce ,innovation ,act ( #bjbe4 
#b4 ,heal? c>e work=ce innovation       
program ,section #gee7;b7 ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bid;e7b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#e7 7,a7 ,support+ & develop+ 
new innovative1 community-driv5         
approa*es = ! education & tra9+ ( alli$ 
heal? pr(essionals1 includ+ ^? describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,f77i71 ) an emphasis on 
exp&+ ! supply ( su* pr(essionals locat$
 91 & meet+ ! ne$s (1 und]s]v$          
communities & rural areas4 ,grants or   
contracts "u ?is p>agraph %all be aw>d$ 

?r\gh a new program 7ref]r$ to z !      
,heal? ,c>e ,work=ce ,innovation        
,program or 9 ?is p>agraph z !          
,program74  7,b7 ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant or contract "u !        
,program an entity %all-- 7i7 be a      
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t] 7z def9$ 9 
section #aije7l77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,social   
,security ,act71 a ,/ate-level          
association or o!r consortium t         
repres5ts & is compris$ ( ,f$]ally      
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s1 a c]tifi$ rural   
heal? cl9ic t meets ! requirem5ts (     
section #ccd1 or an accr$it$1 nonpr(it  
po/-second>y vocational program t tra9s 
alli$ heal? pr(essionals to "w 9 prim>y 
c>e sett+s2 &  7ii7 submit to !         
,secret>y an application t1 at a m9imum1
 conta9s-- 7,i7 a description ( h[ all  
tra9ees w be tra9$ 9 accr$it$ tra9+     
programs ei!r directly or ?r\gh         
p>tn]%ips ) public or nonpr(it private  
entities1 su* z s*ools ( alli$ heal?2   
7,,ii7 a description ( ! community-driv5
 heal? c>e work=ce innovation model to  

be c>ri$ out "u ! grant or contract1    
includ+ ! specific alli$ heal?          
pr(essions to be fund$2  7,,iii7 !      
geographic s]vice area t w be s]v$1     
includ+ quantitative data1 if available1
 %[+ t su* p>ticul> area faces a %ortage
 ( alli$ heal? pr(essionals & lacks     
access to heal? c>e2  7,,iv7 a          
description ( ! b5efits provid$ to ea*  
heal? c>e pr(essional tra9$ "u ! propos$
 model dur+ ! education & tra9+ phase2  
7,v7 a description ( ! exp]i5ce t !     
applicant has 9 ! recruitm5t1 ret5tion1 
& promotion ( ! well-be+ ( work]s &     
volunte]s2  7,,vi7 a description ( h[ ! 
fund+ aw>d$ "u ! ,program w supplem5t r 
?an supplant exi/+ fund+2  7,,vii7 a    
description ( ! scalability &           
replicability ( ! community-driv5       
approa* to be fund$ "u ! ,program2      
7,,viii7 a description ( !              
infra/ructure1 outrea* & communication  
plan1 & o!r program support co/s requir$
 to op]ationalize ! propos$ model2 &    
7,,ix7 any o!r in=mation1 z ! ,secret>y 

det]m9es appropriate4  7,c7 7i7 ,an     
entity %all use am\nts receiv$ "u a     
grant or contract aw>d$ "u ! ,program to
 c>ry out ! innovative1 community-driv5 
model describ$ 9 ! application "u       
subp>agraph 7,b74 ,su* am\nts may be us$
 = laun*+ new or exp&+ exi/+ innovative 
heal? c>e pr(essional p>tn]%ips1 includ+
 ! foll[+ specific uses3 7,i7 ,e/abli%+ 
or exp&+ a p>tn]%ip betwe5 su* entity & 
#a or m high s*ools1 accr$it$ public or 
nonpr(it private vocational-te*nical    
s*ools1 accr$it$ public or nonpr(it     
private #b-ye> colleges1 area heal?     
education c5t]s1 & entities ) cl9ical   
sett+s = ! provision ( education & tra9+
 opportunities n available at !         
grantee's facilities4  7,,ii7 ,provid+  
education & tra9+ programs to improve   
alli$ heal? pr(essionals' read9ess 9    
sett+s t s]ve und]s]v$ communities &    
rural areas2 enc\rag+ /ud5ts f und]s]v$ 
& disadvantag$ backgr\nds & =m] pati5ts 
to consid] c>e]s 9 heal? c>e1 & bett]   
reflect+ & meet+ community ne$s2 provid+

 education & tra9+ programs =           
individuals to "w 9 pati5t-c5t]$1       
team-bas$1 community-driv5 heal? c>e    
models t include integration ) o!r      
cl9ical practition]s & tra9+ 9 cultural 
& l+ui/ic compet5ce2 provid+            
pre-appr5tice%ip & appr5tice%ip programs
 = heal? c>e te*nical1 support1 &       
entry-level occupations1 p>ticul>ly = ^?
 enroll$ 9 dual or concurr5t enrollm5t  
programs2 build+ a preceptor%ip         
tra9+-to-practice model = m$ical1       
behavioral heal?1 oral heal?1 & public  
heal? discipl9es 9 an integrat$1        
community-driv5 sett+2 provid+ & exp&+  
int]n%ips1 c>e] ladd]s1 & developm5t    
opportunities = heal? c>e pr(essionals1 
includ+ new & exi/+ /aff2 or inve/+ 9   
tra9+ equipm5t1 supplies1 & limit$      
r5ovations or retr(itt+ ( tra9+ space   
ne$$ = grantees to c>ry out _! p>ticul> 
model4  7ii7 ,am\nts receiv$ "u a grant 
or contract aw>d$ "u ! ,program %all n  
be us$ to support con/ruction co/s or to
 supplant fund+ f exi/+ programs t      

support ! applicant's heal? work=ce4    
7iii7 ,models fund$ "u ! ,program %all  
be = a duration ( at lea/ #c ye>s4  7,d7
 ,9 aw>d+ grants or contracts "u !      
,program1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority
 to applicants t w use grant or contract
 funds to support work=ce innovation    
models t increase ! numb] ( individuals 
f und]s]v$ & disadvantag$ backgr\nds    
work+ 9 su* heal? c>e pr(essions1       
improve access to heal? c>e 7includ+    
m$ical1 behavioral heal? & oral heal?7 9
 und]s]v$ communities1 or demon/rate t !
 model c be replicat$ 9 o!r und]s]v$    
communities 9 a co/-effici5t & effective
 mann] to a*ieve ! purposes ( !         
,program4  7,e7 ,an entity t receives a 
grant or contract "u ! ,program %all    
provide p]iodic reports to ! ,secret>y  
detail+ ! f9d+s & outcomes ( !          
innovative1 community-driv5 model c>ri$ 
out "u ! grant4 ,su* reports %all conta9
 in=mation 9 a mann] & at su* times z   
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4     
7,f7 ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m alli$  

heal? pr(essional includes individuals  
:o provide cl9ical support s]vices1     
includ+ m$ical assi/ants1 d5tal         
assi/ants1 d5tal hygi5i/s1 d5tal        
!rapi/s1 ph>macy te*nicians1 physical   
!rapi/s1 physical !rapi/ assi/ants1 &   
heal? c>e int]pret]s2 individuals       
provid+ non-cl9ical support1 su* z bill+
 & cod+ pr(essionals & heal? in=mation  
te*nology pr(essionals2 dieticians2     
m$ical te*nologi/s2 em]g5cy m$ical      
te*nicians2 community heal? work]s2     
heal? education speciali/s2 heal? c>e   
p>apr(essionals2 & pe] support          
speciali/s4  7ii7 ,! t]m rural area has 
! mean+ giv5 su* t]m by ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices          
,adm9i/ration4  7iii7 ,! t]m und]s]v$   
communities means areas1 population     
gr\ps1 & facilities designat$ z heal?   
pr(essional %ortage areas "u section    
#ccb1 m$ically und]s]v$ areas z def9$ "u
 section #ccj;,i7a71 or m$ically        
und]s]v$ populations z def9$ "u section 
#ccj7;b77#c74  7,g7 7i7 ,!re are        

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbf ?r\gh #bjbh1 to c>ry out ?is      
p>agraph1 to rema9 available until      
exp5d$4  7ii7 ,a grant or contract      
provid$ "u ! ,program %all n exce$      
#b1ejj1jjj = a grant p]iod4  4