[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 880 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 880

 To establish a program to provide for women's heart health continuing 
               medical education, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2023

 Ms. Sherrill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a program to provide for women's heart health continuing 
               medical education, 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 ``Heart Health Enhancement through 
Access to Research and Training Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS ON WOMEN'S 
              HEART HEALTH.

    Part A of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300w et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1910A. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS ON 
              WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH.

    ``(a) In General.--For activities in addition to the activities 
which may be carried out by States under section 1904(a)(1)(A), the 
Secretary may make grants to eligible entities to support a program to 
establish and implement continuing education programs for physicians 
designed to improve the prevention, identification, and treatment of 
cardiovascular disease in women.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant under this section may 
use grant funds to establish, for physicians who provide health care 
services that include cardiovascular health--
            ``(1) a women's heart health continuing medical education 
        program that meets the requirements specified in subsection 
        (c); or
            ``(2) to expand or improve upon a women's heart health 
        continuing medical education program that--
                    ``(A) meets such requirements; and
                    ``(B) is carried out by such recipient as of the 
                date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(c) Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
        requirements for women's heart health continuing medical 
        education programs to be carried out using funds awarded 
        through a grant under this section.
            ``(2) Minimum criteria.--At a minimum, the Secretary shall 
        require that programs referred to in paragraph (1) be--
                    ``(A) evidence-based;
                    ``(B) focused on cardiovascular health and disease 
                specific to women; and
                    ``(C) designed to allow applicable State licensing 
                bodies to provide continuing medical education credit 
                for the completion of such a program; and
                    ``(D) provided by an entity that is accredited as a 
                continuing medical education provider by the 
                Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, 
                the American Medical Association, the American Academy 
                of Family Physicians, or the American Osteopathic 
                Association; and
            ``(3) Promotion plan.--As a condition on receipt of grant 
        funds under this section, an eligible entity shall certify to 
        the Secretary that the entity has in effect a plan to advertise 
        the continuing education program or programs established, or 
        expanded or improved upon, pursuant to this section to 
        physicians who provide health care services that include 
        cardiovascular health.
            ``(4) Collaboration.--In developing the requirements for 
        continuing medical education programs under this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall collaborate with relevant stakeholders that 
        specialize in cardiovascular health for women, including--
                    ``(A) allopathic physicians and osteopathic 
                physicians;
                    ``(B) academic and research institutions;
                    ``(C) representatives of the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(D) representatives of State medical boards; and
                    ``(E) representatives of the Accreditation Council 
                for Continuing Medical Education, the American Medical 
                Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, 
                and the American Osteopathic Association.
            ``(5) Geographic and population diversity.--The 
        stakeholders referred to in paragraph (4) shall--
                    ``(A) represent a diverse set of geographic areas, 
                including rural, urban, and suburban areas; and
                    ``(B) include representatives of high population 
                density States (as determined by the Secretary).
    ``(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on--
            ``(1) best practices for the program established under this 
        section;
            ``(2) the rates of physician and medical professional 
        utilization at eligible entities of training provided through 
        the program;
            ``(3) obstacles faced by grant recipients in carrying out 
        such training; and
            ``(4) the impact of the grant programs with respect to 
        women's heart health outcomes.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Continuing medical education program.--The term 
        `continuing medical education program' means a series of 
        courses that meet requirements for continuing medical education 
        or continuing education by--
                    ``(A) the Accreditation Council for Continuing 
                Medical Education;
                    ``(B) the American Medical Association;
                    ``(C) the American Academy of Family Physicians;
                    ``(D) the American Osteopathic Association; or
                    ``(E) another medical professional organization or 
                certified accrediting body, as determined appropriate 
                by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a hospital;
                    ``(B) a community health center;
                    ``(C) another health care setting;
                    ``(D) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal public 
                health department;
                    ``(E) a medical or other health professional 
                school; and
                    ``(F) any other appropriate public or private 
                nonprofit entity (or consortia of such entities).
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2029.''.
                                 <all>