Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10271 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10271 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2024 Ms. Castor of Florida 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 grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population. 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 ``Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS IN STATES WITH A LOW RATIO OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS RELATIVE TO GENERAL POPULATION. Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 247b-24) the following: ``SEC. 317W. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS IN STATES WITH A LOW RATIO OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS RELATIVE TO GENERAL POPULATION. ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (in this section referred to as the `Administrator') shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to support the creation of new medical residency training programs or slots within existing programs in States in which there is a low ratio of medical residents relative to the general population. ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive Federal funding under this section, an entity must-- ``(1) be located in a State in w