MISSION ZERO Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act MISSION ZERO Act 2. Military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program Title XII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d I Military and Civilian Partnership for Trauma Readiness Grant Program 1291. Military and Civilian Partnership for Trauma Readiness Grant Program (a) Military trauma team placement program (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall award grants to not more than 20 eligible high acuity trauma centers to enable military trauma teams to provide, on a full-time basis, trauma care and related acute care at such trauma centers. (2) Limitations In the case of a grant awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible high acuity trauma center, such grant— (A) shall be for a period of not fewer than 3 fiscal years and not more than 5 fiscal years (and may be renewed at the end of such period); and (B) shall be in an amount that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year. (b) Military trauma care provider placement program (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall award grants to eligible trauma centers to enable military trauma care providers to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma centers. (2) Limitations In the case of a grant awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible trauma center, such grant— (A) shall be for a period of at least 1 fiscal year and not more than 3 fiscal years (and may be renewed at the end of such period); and (B) shall be in an amount that does not exceed, in a fiscal year— (i) $100,000 for each military trauma care provider that is a physician at such eligible trauma center; and (ii) $50,000 for each other military trauma care provider at such eligible trauma center. (c) Grant requirements (1) Deployment As a condition of receipt of a grant under this section, a grant recipient shall agree to allow military trauma care providers providing care pursuant to such grant to be deployed by the Secretary of Defense for military operations, for training, or for response to a mass casualty incident. (2) Use of funds Grants awarded under this section to an eligible trauma center may be used to train and incorporate military trauma care providers into such trauma center, including expenditures for malpractice insurance, office space, information technology, specialty education and supervision, trauma programs, and State license fees for such military trauma care providers. (d) Reporting requirements (1) Report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense Each eligible trauma center or eligible high acuity trauma center awarded a grant under subsection (a) or (b) for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense a report for such fiscal year that includes information on— (A) the number and types of trauma cases managed by military trauma teams or military trauma care providers pursuant to such grant during such fiscal year; (B) the financial impact of such grant on the trauma center; (C) the educational impact on resident trainees in centers where military trauma teams are assigned; (D) any research conducted during such fiscal year supported by such grant; and (E) any other information required by the Secretaries for the purpose of evaluating the effect of such grant. (2) Report to Congress Not less than once every 2 fiscal years, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to Congress that includes information on the effect of placing military trauma care providers in trauma centers awarded grants under this section on— (A) maintaining readiness of military trauma care providers for battlefield injuries; (B) providing health care to civilian trauma patients; (C) the capability to respond to surges in trauma cases, including as a result of a large scale event; and (D) the financial state of the trauma centers. (e) Definitions For purposes of this part: (1) Eligible trauma center The term eligible trauma center (A) Such trauma center has an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to enable military trauma care providers to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma center. (B) Such trauma center utilizes a risk-adjusted benchmarking system to measure performance and outcomes, such as the Trauma Quality Improvement Program of the American College of Surgeons. (C) Such trauma center demonstrates a need for integrated military trauma care providers to maintain or improve the trauma clinical capability of such trauma center. (2) Eligible high acuity trauma center The term eligible high acuity trauma center (A) Such trauma center has an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to enable military trauma teams to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma center. (B) At least 20 percent of patients of such trauma center in the most recent 3-month period for which data is available are treated for a major trauma at such trauma center. (C) Such trauma center utilizes a risk-adjusted benchmarking system to measure performance and outcomes, such as the Trauma Quality Improvement Program of the American College of Surgeons. (D) Such trauma center is an academic training center— (i) affiliated with a medical school; (ii) that maintains residency programs and fellowships in critical trauma specialties and subspecialties, and provides education and supervision of military trauma team members according to those specialties and subspecialties; and (iii) that undertakes research in the prevention and treatment of traumatic injury. (E) Such trauma center serves as a disaster response leader for its community, such as by participating in a partnership for State and regional hospital preparedness established under section 319C–2. (3) Major trauma The term major trauma (4) Military trauma team The term military trauma team (5) Military trauma care provider The term military trauma care provider (f) Authorization of appropriations For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, there are authorized to be appropriated— (1) $20,000,000 for carrying out subsection (a); and (2) $20,000,000 for carrying out subsection (b). .

Summary: Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act or the MISSION ZERO Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to award grants to certain trauma centers to enable military trauma care providers and trauma teams to provide trauma care and related acute care at those trauma centers. Funds may be used to train and incorporate military trauma care providers into the trauma center, including expenditures for malpractice insurance, office space, information technology, specialty education and supervision, trauma programs, and state license fees. Grantees must allow the military trauma care providers to be deployed for military operations, training, or response to a mass casualty incident.