Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016”.
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
AN ACT
To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Supporting clinical nurse specialists
Advanced education nursing grants— Section 811 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296j) is amended—
in subsection (b), by inserting “clinical nurse leaders,” before “or public health nurses”;
by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and
by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
“(f) Authorized clinical nurse specialist programs—Clinical nurse specialist programs eligible for support under this section are education programs that—
“(1) provide registered nurses with full-time clinical nurse specialist education; and
“(2) have as their objective the education of clinical nurse specialists who will upon completion of such a program be qualified to effectively provide care to inpatients and outpatients experiencing acute and chronic illness.”
Definition of nurse-Managed health clinic— Section 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(18) Nurse-managed health clinic—The term nurse-managed health clinic has the meaning given to such term in section 330A–1.”
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice— Section 851(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297t(b)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking “and nurse anesthetists” and inserting “nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists”.
Sec. 3 Reauthorization of funding for nursing programs
in subsection (i)(1) of section 846 (42 U.S.C. 297n; loan repayment and scholarship programs), by striking “such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007” and inserting “$83,135,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021”;
in subsection (f) of section 846A (42 U.S.C. 297n–1; nurse faculty loan program), by striking “such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014” and inserting “$26,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021”;
in subsection (e) of section 865 (42 U.S.C. 298; comprehensive geriatric education), by striking “such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014” and inserting “$38,737,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021”; and
in section 871 (42 U.S.C. 298d; funding for carrying out parts B, C, and D), by striking “$338,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2016” and inserting “$119,837,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021”.
Conforming changes—
Section 831 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296p) is amended—
in subsection (g), by striking “,,” and inserting “,”; and
by striking subsection (h).
Section 831A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296p–1) is amended by striking subsection (g).