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This section sets forth congressional findings on barriers to reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities. It notes that 1 in 4 U.S. adults have a disability, more than 1 in 10 individuals with disabilities can become pregnant, and over 4.1 million individuals with disabilities are parents; that existing federal laws require equitable access to care; and that disabled individuals face unique obstacles including inaccessible facilities and equipment, delayed services, higher rates of adverse outcomes, and limited provider training.
This section establishes a grant program under which the Secretary, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration and in consultation with the Administration for Community Living, awards grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible public or private nonprofit entities to train health care professionals and trainees on providing equitable sexual and reproductive health care to individuals with disabilities. Eligible entities include federally qualified health centers, Title X clinics, institutions of higher education, disability-led organizations, and Indian Tribes; training must address disability clinical care curricula, intersectional discrimination, culturally and linguistically competent care, legal rights, and evidence-based practices. Recipients must submit applications detailing expertise and evaluation plans and must report on program outcomes.
This section establishes a grant, contract, and cooperative agreement program to expand the sexual and reproductive health care workforce, including abortion care and maternal health care, for individuals with disabilities. It authorizes $15 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to eligible health and educational entities for recruitment pipelines, academic support, faculty retention, clinical training, research, and stipends that do not affect federal or state benefits, with preference for multi-entity comprehensive approaches and annual reporting to the Senate HELP and House Energy and Commerce Committees.
This section authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to develop education pipelines, mentorship programs, faculty recruitment, curricula, and clinical training that increase the number of individuals with disabilities entering the sexual and reproductive health care nursing workforce. It authorizes $15 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, requires a report to Congress within 180 days after each award period, and ensures stipends do not affect eligibility for other federal or state benefits.
This section establishes a grant program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services awards grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or private nonprofit entities with expertise serving individuals with disabilities. It funds evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education programs for individuals with disabilities, including youth, covering abortion care options, legal rights, and accessible clinical resources, and authorizes $10 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
This section establishes a National Technical Assistance Center, operated directly or through a grant or contract by the Administration for Community Living, to provide recommendations on coordinating disability services across states, territories, and tribes; technical assistance to providers on accessible sexual and reproductive health care; compliance resources for federal accessibility laws; and resources addressing barriers such as medical diagnostic equipment. It authorizes appropriations of $10 million for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
This section directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living, to study effective programs and services providing sexual and reproductive health care to individuals with disabilities, the effectiveness of federal-state-tribal-local partnerships for integrated accessible care, and needed memoranda of understanding or interagency agreements to support related data and public health research. It requires a report to the Senate HELP Committee and House Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce Committees within 3 years and authorizes $15 million for fiscal year 2027.