To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Immigration, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD79EDFCCB56140059A8476069DA92918: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Medical Graduates Assistance Act of 2023.
- Section H76F61A606E3F418CB6408BF1892AA9EC: 101. Grants The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to States to develop and implement programs to allow eligible international medical...
- Section H81893E215ECF4E50B560D1862CB25736: 102. Exemption of certain eligible international medical graduates from application of FTE cap Section 1886(h)(4)(H) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C....
- Section HC25028663E834B00B2029FE000894AED: 201. Grants The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to States to provide assistance to eligible international medical graduates while such...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Immigration, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Smith of Washington introduced the following bill; which was …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— graduated from a school of medicine outside of the United States or Canada
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