Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

Bill: 115-hr-2351
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2017-05-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Minority health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Minority Diabetes Initiative Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HHS must ensure that these grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2017 Ms. Maxine Waters of California (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Takano , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Evans , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Norton , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Payne , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Cummings , Ms. Adams , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Lee , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mrs. Lawrence , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Clay , Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Correa , Mr. Vela , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. McEachin , Ms. Judy Chu of California , and Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act . 2. Grants regarding treatment of diabetes in minority communities Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 330M the following: 330N. Grants regarding treatment of diabetes in minority communities (a) In general The Secretary may make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers for the purpose of providing treatment for diabetes in minority communities. (b) Recipients of grants The public and nonprofit private health care providers to whom grants may be made under subsection (a) include physicians, podiatrists, community-based organizations, health care organizations, community health centers, and State, local, and tribal health departments. (c) Scope of treatment activities The Secretary shall ensure that grants under subsection (a) cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes. (d) Appropriate cultural context A condition for the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the applicant involved agrees that, in the program carried out with the grant, services will be provided in the languages most appropriate for, and with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, the individuals for whom the services are provided. (e) Outreach services A condition for the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the applicant involved agrees to provide outreach activities to inform the public of the services of the program, and to provide offsite information on diabetes. (f) Application for grant A grant may be made under subsection (a) only if an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. (g) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2023. .