To amend the Public Health Service Act to encourage qualified individuals to enter the forensic pathology workforce, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 18, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill creates a federal grant program to address staffing shortages in the medical examiner and coroner system across the United States. The legislation authorizes $13 million annually from 2025 through 2029 to fund grants for medical schools, coroner offices, and forensic laboratories to support three key initiatives: training forensic pathology fellows, certifying death investigators, and educating forensic toxicologists. Eligible recipients include accredited graduate medical education programs offering forensic pathology fellowships, publicly funded medical examiner and coroner offices, and forensic toxicology laboratories. The bill prioritizes geographic distribution of funding with special attention to rural areas and communities experiencing higher rates of opioid-related deaths. Grants can be used to pay for fellowships, salaries, continuing education, and certification costs, with at least 40 forensic pathology fellowships funded each year.
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