Community Paramedicine Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4011 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4011 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to support community paramedicine programs carried out in rural areas, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2025 Mr. Cleaver (for himself and Mrs. Harshbarger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to support community paramedicine programs carried out in rural areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Paramedicine Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: ``(h) Community Paramedicine Grants.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants to eligible entities to support community paramedicine programs carried out in rural areas. ``(2) Use of funds.--A grant received under this subsection may be used for any of the following: ``(A) Hiring community paramedicine personnel. ``(B) Recruiting and retaining community paramedicine personnel. ``(C) Reimbursing costs associated with a medical director providing