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HR 1654 109th Congress House

Rural Health Training Incentive Act of 2005

Official title: To provide for the establishment of demonstration programs to address the shortages of health care professionals in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
Education AnestheticsEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesFamily medicine
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May 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Health Training Incentive Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy, to award matching grants to five accredited schools of medicine or accredited schools of nursing to enable each school to conduct a demonstration program to encourage more health professionals to practice in rural areas.

Requires at least one grant for a demonstration program for: (1) physicians in family medicine that includes a regional consortium with three or more family medicine residency programs that each have a residency rural training program and are located in three or more States; and (2) nurses, including registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, and nurse practitioners.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Apr 14, 2005
HASTINGS, DOC
· Apr 14, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· Apr 14, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 14, 2005
Reichert, David
· Apr 14, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1654: Rural Health Training Incentive Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1654/
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"H.R. 1654: Rural Health Training Incentive Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1654/.
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