42 U.S.C. § 294j — Demonstration program to integrate quality improvement and patient safety training into clinical education of health professionals

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The Secretary can give competitive grants to schools that build quality-improvement and patient-safety training into health education. Grantees must work with their accrediting body and provide $1 in matching funds for every $5 of federal money. The Secretary must evaluate the projects and report to Congress yearly.

(a) In general: The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities or consortia to run demonstration projects that develop and put in place academic curricula blending quality improvement and patient safety into the clinical education of health professionals. Awards are made competitively, based on peer review. (b) Eligibility: To be eligible for a grant, an entity or consortium must (1) submit an application to the Secretary in the form, manner, and timeframe the Secretary requires; (2) be, or include, (A) a health professions school, (B) a school of public health, (C) a school of social work, (D) a school of nursing, (E) a school of pharmacy, (F) an institution with a graduate medical education program, or (G) a school of health care administration; (3) develop the curricula described in subsection (a) together with the organization that accredits that school or institution; (4) collect data on how effective the demonstration project is; and (5) provide matching funds under subsection (c). (c) Matching funds: (1) The Secretary may award a grant only if the entity or consortium agrees to contribute non-federal funds toward the program's costs, at a rate of at least $1 for every $5 of federal grant money. (2) These non-federal contributions may be cash or in-kind, fairly valued, including equipment or services — but amounts provided by, or services significantly funded or subsidized by, the federal government cannot count toward this contribution. (d) Evaluation: The Secretary must take whatever action is necessary to evaluate the funded projects, and must publish, make publicly available, and share the results of those evaluations as widely as practical. (e) Reports: Not later than 2 years after March 23, 2010, and every year after that, the Secretary must submit a report to the Senate health and finance committees and the House energy/commerce and ways/means committees that (1) describes the specific projects supported under this section, and (2) contains recommendations for Congress based on the evaluation described in subsection (d).

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(a) In general

The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities or consortia under this section to carry out demonstration projects to develop and implement academic curricula that integrates 1 quality improvement and patient safety in the clinical education of health professionals. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis and pursuant to peer review.

(b) Eligibility

To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity or consortium shall—

(1)

submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require;

(2)

be or include—

(A)

a health professions school;

(B)

a school of public health;

(C)

a school of social work;

(D)

a school of nursing;

(E)

a school of pharmacy;

(F)

an institution with a graduate medical education program; or

(G)

a school of health care administration;

(3)

collaborate in the development of curricula described in subsection (a) with an organization that accredits such school or institution;

(4)

provide for the collection of data regarding the effectiveness of the demonstration project; and

(5)

provide matching funds in accordance with subsection (c).

(1) In general

The Secretary may award a grant to an entity or consortium under this section only if the entity or consortium agrees to make available non-Federal contributions toward the costs of the program to be funded under the grant in an amount that is not less than $1 for each $5 of Federal funds provided under the grant.

(2) Determination of amount contributed

Non-Federal contributions under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, including equipment or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such contributions.

(d) Evaluation

The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to evaluate the projects funded under this section and publish, make publicly available, and disseminate the results of such evaluations on as wide a basis as is practicable.

(e) Reports

Not later than 2 years after March 23, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that—

(1)

describes the specific projects supported under this section; and

(2)

contains recommendations for Congress based on the evaluation conducted under subsection (d).

Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3508, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 530.)

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2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-148 · 124 Stat. 530

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