SEC. 701. Short Title.
This title may be cited as the “Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015”.
Title VII — Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care
TITLE VII Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care
SEC. 702. Development of Best Practices.
Grant or Contract for Development of Best Practices.—
In general.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and in consultation with the Administration on Children and Families and other agencies with experience in serving victims of human trafficking, shall award, on a competitive basis, a grant or contract to an eligible entity to train health care professionals to recognize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking.
Development of evidence-based best practices.— An entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall develop evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize and respond to victims of a severe form of trafficking, including—
consultation with law enforcement officials, social service providers, health professionals, experts in the field of human trafficking, and other experts, as appropriate, to inform the development of such best practices;
the identification of any existing best practices or tools for health professionals to recognize potential victims of a severe form of trafficking; and
the development of educational materials to train health care professionals on the best practices developed under this subsection.
Requirements.— Best practices developed under this subsection shall address—
risk factors and indicators to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking;
patient safety and security;
the management of medical records of patients who are victims of a severe form of trafficking;
public and private social services available for rescue, food, clothing, and shelter referrals;
the hotlines for reporting human trafficking maintained by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center and the Department of Homeland Security;
validated assessment tools for the identification of victims of a severe form of trafficking; and
referral options and procedures for sharing information on human trafficking with a patient and making referrals for legal and social services as appropriate.
Pilot program.— An entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall design and implement a pilot program to test the best practices and educational materials identified or developed with respect to the recognition of victims of human trafficking by health professionals at health care sites located near an established anti-human trafficking task force initiative in each of the 10 administrative regions of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Analysis and report.— Not later than 24 months after the date on which an entity implements a pilot program under paragraph (4), the entity shall—
analyze the results of the pilot programs, including through an assessment of—
changes in the skills, knowledge, and attitude of health care professionals resulting from the implementation of the program;
the number of victims of a severe form of trafficking who were identified under the program;
of those victims identified, the number who received information or referrals for services offered; and
of those victims who received such information or referrals—
the number who participated in follow up services; and
the type of follow up services received;
determine, using the results of the analysis conducted under subparagraph (A), the extent to which the best practices developed under this subsection are evidence-based; and
submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report concerning the pilot program and the analysis of the pilot program under subparagraph (A), including an identification of the best practices that were identified as effective and those that require further review.
Dissemination.— Not later than 30 months after date on which a grant is awarded to an eligible entity under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—
collaborate with appropriate professional associations and health care professional schools to disseminate best practices identified or developed under subsection (a) for purposes of recognizing potential victims of a severe form of trafficking; and
post on the public website of the Department of Health and Human Services the best practices that are identified by the pilot program as effective under subsection (a)(5).
SEC. 703. Definitions.
In this title:
The term “eligible entity” means an accredited school of medicine or nursing with experience in the study or treatment of victims of a severe form of trafficking.
The term “eligible site” means a health center that is receiving assistance under section 330, 399Z–1, or 1001 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b, 280h–5, and 300).
The term “health care professional” means a person employed by a health care provider who provides to patients information (including information not related to medical treatment), scheduling, services, or referrals.
The term “HIPAA privacy and security law” has the meaning given to such term in section 3009 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–19).
The term “victim of a severe form of trafficking” has the meaning given to such term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
SEC. 704. No Additional Authorization of Appropriations.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, and this title shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.