Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide health equity for people with disabilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act 2. Health equity for people with disabilities (a) In general Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting including people with disabilities within these populations; public housing, (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting including accessible healthcare services (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting , including accessible healthcare services health services (ii) in clause (iv), by inserting , including people with disabilities, enable individuals (iii) in clause (v), by inserting , including people with disabilities, health center (B) by adding at the end the following: (4) Disability The term disability ; (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by inserting , including people with disabilities within these medically underserved populations (ii) by inserting accessible lease of (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting non-profit health and wellness agencies, local hospitals, (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting or with disabilities (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting or for addressing barriers to care affecting people with disabilities in their communities (5) in subsection (e)(6)(A)(ii), insert “, or will serve a significant population of people with disabilities” after “other applicants”; (6) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting , including people with disabilities, women and children (7) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by inserting , including people with disabilities (8) in subsection (h)(1), by striking and veterans at risk of homelessness veterans at risk of homelessness, and people with disabilities who are homeless or at risk of homelessness (9) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting , inclusive of people with disabilities in these communities (10) in subsection (j)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) provide communication devices, aids, or services to meet disability accessibility requirements. . (b) Rule of construction Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed to modify the manner in which funding is provided to targeted populations on the date of enactment of this Act or to otherwise shift the focus of programming for such populations. Such amendments are intended to ensure that members of targeted populations with disabilities are included in such programming, have access to care, and are served under programs under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended by this section).

Summary: Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act This bill modifies certain grants available to health centers that offer primary health services to medically underserved populations to ensure that members of such populations with disabilities receive accessible health services.