National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1445
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2013-08-01
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Medical education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of &quot;primary health services&quot; for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services.</p> <p>Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, (2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and (3) the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1445 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2013 Mr. Pryor introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Participation of optometrists in National Health Service Corps (1) Primary health care services Section 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(3)(D), by striking or mental health, and inserting optometry, or mental health, ; and (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking and physician assistants and inserting optometrists, and physician assistants . (2) Scholarship program Section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants and inserting optometrists, and physician assistants ; and (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking or other health profession and inserting optometry, or other health profession . (3) Loan repayment program (A) Participation Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 ) is amended— (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants and inserting optometrists, and physician assistants ; (ii) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking or another health profession and inserting optometry, or another health profession ; and (iii) in subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking the term or other health profession each place such term appears and inserting optometry, or other health profession . (B) Period of obligated service Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 338C(b)(5)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254m(b)(5)(C) ) are amended by striking the term or other health profession each place such term appears and inserting optometry, or other health profession .