Amendment116th Congress
An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to create a grant program within HHS for hospitals located in rural and medically underserved areas, including Critical Access Hospitals, to cover the start-up costs for establishing a Graduate Medical Education (GME) program or a partnership with a hospital that has an existing program. It would include a reporting requirement for GAO to analyze whether residents continue to practice in a rural or medically underserved area after completing their training.
- Amendment Number
- 715
- Description
- An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to create a grant program within HHS for hospitals located in rural and medically underserved areas, including Critical Access Hospitals, to cover the start-up costs for establishing a Graduate Medical Education (GME) program or a partnership with a hospital that has an existing program. It would include a reporting requirement for GAO to analyze whether residents continue to practice in a rural or medically underserved area after completing their training.
- Purpose
- Amendment creates a grant program within HHS for hospitals located in rural and medically underserved areas, including Critical Access Hospitals, to cover the start-up costs for establishing a Graduate Medical Education (GME) program or a partnership with a hospital that has an existing program. Amendment includes a reporting requirement for GAO to analyze whether residents continue to practice in a rural or medically underserved area after completing their training.
- Congress
- 116
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Dec 12, 2019
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the O'Halleran amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 351 - 73 (Roll no. 677).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:26:31
- Submitted Date
- Dec 12, 2019
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 8, 2022