To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about sensitivities regarding adoption in the health care industry, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the informational gap in adoption awareness among healthcare providers and the public, noting that 98.2% of nurses lack formal adoption training and 93% of people trust, creates amendment to Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act to add sections 205-207 establishing adoption resource development, healthcare worker education grants, and definitions, and requires secretary of HHS must develop and nationally disseminate digital and print adoption resources, maintain an ACF web page on adoption resources for healthcare workers, and develop resources in consultation with a. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Healthcare, Education, Social Welfare, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Prospective birth mothers could see lower costs, Potential adoptive families could see lower costs, and Healthcare-based nonprofit adoption education organizations could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Health and Human Services would take on compliance duties, Child-placing agencies could face higher barriers, and Abortion service providers could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings establishing the informational gap in adoption awareness among healthcare providers and the public, noting that 98.2% of nurses lack formal adoption training and 93% of people trust...
- Creates amendment to Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act to add sections 205-207 establishing adoption resource development, healthcare worker education grants, and definitions...
- Requires secretary of HHS must develop and nationally disseminate digital and print adoption resources, maintain an ACF web page on adoption resources for healthcare workers, and develop resources in consultation with a...
- Creates grant and contract program administered by the Assistant Secretary for ACF to provide adoption education, professional development, and consultation services to hospitals and birthing centers, with eligibility...
- Defines definitions for terms used in the Hospital Adoption Education Act: birth mother, care provider, child-placing agency, potential adoptive family, and Secretary.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the informational gap in adoption awareness among healthcare providers and the public, noting that 98.2% of nurses lack formal adoption training and 93% of people trust, creates amendment to Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act to add sections 205-207 establishing adoption resource development, healthcare worker education grants, and definitions, and requires secretary of HHS must develop and nationally disseminate digital and print adoption resources, maintain an ACF web page on adoption resources for healthcare workers, and develop resources in consultation with a.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Social Welfare, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the informational gap in adoption awareness among healthcare providers and the public, noting that 98.2% of nurses lack formal adoption training and 93% of people trust, creates amendment to Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act to add sections 205-207 establishing adoption resource development, healthcare worker education grants, and definitions, and requires secretary of HHS must develop and nationally disseminate digital and print adoption resources, maintain an ACF web page on adoption resources for healthcare workers, and develop resources in consultation with a.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Prospective birth mothers
- Potential adoptive families
- Healthcare-based nonprofit adoption education organizations
- Healthcare workers at hospitals and birthing centers
- Care providers (nurses, bedside staff, ancillary staff)
Identified Costs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Child-placing agencies
- Abortion service providers
- Grant recipient organizations
- Hospitals and birthing centers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Husted (for himself and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Potential adoptive families, Prospective adoptive families, Prospective birth mothers
Adoption education organizations, Grant recipient organizations, Healthcare-based nonprofit adoption education organizations
Positive-direction: Adoption education organizations, Healthcare-based nonprofit adoption education organizations
Negative-direction: Grant recipient organizations
Abortion service providers, Care providers (nurses, bedside staff, ancillary staff)
Positive-direction: Care providers (nurses, bedside staff, ancillary staff)
Negative-direction: Abortion service providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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