Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 26, 2017)
Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally qualified health centers and nurse-managed health centers to train family nurse practitioners to become primary care providers. The bill makes appropriations for capital projects under the community health centers program.
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely a program that pays teaching health centers to establish or expand graduate medical residency training programs.What just happenedJun 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 26, 2017
- Jun 30, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 26, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 26, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House