National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1051
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2015-04-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2354)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015</b></p> This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the medical facilities or the health care of a county or municipal correctional institution to be designated as a health professional shortage area. (Health professionals working in a health professional shortage area are eligible for the National Health Service Corps and the Corp's fellowship program, Scholarship Program, and Loan Repayment Program.)

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1051 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 22, 2015 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To include county and municipal correctional facilities among medical facilities that qualify for designation as health professional shortage areas for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015 . 2. Medical facilities Section 332(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting (including care provided by a city or county health department to inmates of a county or municipal jail) after county health department ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking State correctional institution and inserting State, county, or municipal correctional institution .