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Rural Health Training Incentive Act of 2005

Introduced: April 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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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
 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.

What's happening now May 13, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2