Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Provider Training in Palliative Care Act”.
Provider Training in Palliative Care Act
A BILL
To allow participants in the National Health Service Corps to defer their obligated service in order to receive training in palliative care services.
Sec. 2 Deferral of obligated services for training in palliative care
Section 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
“(j) In carrying out subpart III, the Secretary may issue deferrals of the period of obligated service to individuals who have entered into a contract for obligated service under the Scholarship Program or the Loan Repayment Program and who apply for such a deferral in order to receive training in palliative care. The Secretary may grant such a deferral to such an individual for a period of up to 1 year.”