[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3472 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3472

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to make grants to designated eligible 
  entities for the design and implementation of innovative models of 
patient care that are conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2001

  Mr. Murtha introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to make grants to designated eligible 
  entities for the design and implementation of innovative models of 
patient care that are conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Care Innovation Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PATIENT CARE THAT ARE CONDUCIVE 
              TO RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF NURSES.

    Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

              ``PART H--INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PATIENT CARE

``SEC. 851. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PATIENT CARE.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall make grants to designated 
eligible entities for the design and implementation of innovative 
models of patient care that provide high quality patient care, 
recognize and effectively use the professional competencies of nurses, 
and create workplace environments conducive to retention and 
recruitment of nurses.
    ``(b) Designated Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term 
`designated eligible entity' means an eligible entity that is a public 
or nonprofit hospital, hospice, home health agency, skilled nursing 
facility, nursing home, or home care system.
    ``(c) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to grants to carry out innovative models 
of patient care to be designed and implemented with the involvement of 
direct patient care givers.
    ``(d) Representation.--In making grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall ensure that the innovative models of patient care 
assisted under the grants represent--
            ``(1) an equitable balance between rural and urban needs; 
        and
            ``(2) the full continuum of designated eligible entities 
        listed in subsection (b).
    ``(e) Application.--A grant may be made under subsection (a) only 
if an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the 
application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such 
agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
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