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I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 23, 2008 Mr. Space (for himself and Mr. Childers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Rural Health Care Act.

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Reauthorization of National Health Service Corps Program

Section 338(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254k(a)) is amended by striking such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006 and inserting $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013.

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Definition of accredited training programs with an integrated rural track for purposes of Medicare graduate medical education payments

(a)

In general

Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(H)(iv)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of this clause, the term accredited training program with an integrated rural track means an accredited medical residency training program located in an urban area which offers a curriculum for family practice for all residents in the program that meets the following requirements:(I)A minimum of 4 block months of rural rotations in rural public health and community health settings, during each of which, the resident is in a rural area for 4 weeks or a month. (II)A minimum of 3 months of obstetrical training, or an equivalent longitudinal experience. (III)A minimum of 4 months of pediatric training that includes neonatal, ambulatory, inpatient, and emergency department experiences through rotations, or an equivalent longitudinal experience. (IV)A minimum of 2 months of emergency medicine rotations, or an equivalent longitudinal experience. . (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to payments to hospitals for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010.