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S. 1022Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

MISSION ZERO Act

Sponsored by Johnny IsaksonSen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Introduced May 3, 2017

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The MISSION ZERO Act would change the Public Health Service Act to create a grant program that places military trauma teams and individual military trauma care providers in civilian trauma centers. The goal is to keep military medical personnel ready for battlefield injuries while also strengthening civilian trauma care and surge capacity. The program would fund up to 20 high‑acuity trauma centers and other eligible centers, and require reporting to the Departments of Health and Defense.

Key Provisions

  • Grants may be awarded to up to 20 high‑acuity trauma centers so full‑time military trauma teams can work there; each grant can be $1 million per year for 3‑5 years.
  • Grants may also be given to other eligible trauma centers to host individual military trauma care providers; funding is limited to $100,000 per physician and $50,000 per other provider per year for 1‑3 years.
  • Recipients must allow those military providers to be deployed for military operations, training, or mass‑casualty events.
  • Grant money can cover training, malpractice insurance, office space, IT, education, supervision, licensing fees, and related expenses.
  • Trauma centers must submit annual reports on case numbers, financial impact, educational and research outcomes, and other data; a biennial report to Congress must assess readiness, civilian care benefits, surge capacity, and financial health.
  • Defines eligible trauma centers (Level I‑III with certain agreements and performance metrics) and eligible high‑acuity centers (Level I with at least 20% major trauma cases and academic/research roles).
  • Appropriates $20 million per year for each grant program (team placement and provider placement) for fiscal years 2018‑2022.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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May 3, 2017

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

May 3, 2017

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 3, 2017

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1022

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 3, 2017

Mr. Isakson (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act or the MISSION ZERO Act.

2.

Military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program

Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

I

Military and Civilian Partnership for Trauma Readiness Grant Program

1291.

Military and Civilian Partnership for Trauma Readiness Grant Program

(a)

Military trauma team placement program

(1)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall award grants to not more than 20 eligible high acuity trauma centers to enable military trauma teams to provide, on a full-time basis, trauma care and related acute care at such trauma centers.

(2)

Limitations

In the case of a grant awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible high acuity trauma center, such grant—

(A)

shall be for a period of not fewer than 3 fiscal years and not more than 5 fiscal years (and may be renewed at the end of such period); and

(B)

shall be in an amount that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year.

(b)

Military trauma care provider placement program

(1)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall award grants to eligible trauma centers to enable military trauma care providers to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma centers.

(2)

Limitations

In the case of a grant awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible trauma center, such grant—

(A)

shall be for a period of at least 1 fiscal year and not more than 3 fiscal years (and may be renewed at the end of such period); and

(B)

shall be in an amount that does not exceed, in a fiscal year—

(i)

$100,000 for each military trauma care provider that is a physician at such eligible trauma center; and

(ii)

$50,000 for each other military trauma care provider at such eligible trauma center.

(c)

Grant requirements

(1)

Deployment

As a condition of receipt of a grant under this section, a grant recipient shall agree to allow military trauma care providers providing care pursuant to such grant to be deployed by the Secretary of Defense for military operations, for training, or for response to a mass casualty incident.

(2)

Use of funds

Grants awarded under this section to an eligible trauma center may be used to train and incorporate military trauma care providers into such trauma center, including expenditures for malpractice insurance, office space, information technology, specialty education and supervision, trauma programs, and State license fees for such military trauma care providers.

(d)

Reporting requirements

(1)

Report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense

Each eligible trauma center or eligible high acuity trauma center awarded a grant under subsection (a) or (b) for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense a report for such fiscal year that includes information on—

(A)

the number and types of trauma cases managed by military trauma teams or military trauma care providers pursuant to such grant during such fiscal year;

(B)

the financial impact of such grant on the trauma center;

(C)

the educational impact on resident trainees in centers where military trauma teams are assigned;

(D)

any research conducted during such fiscal year supported by such grant; and

(E)

any other information required by the Secretaries for the purpose of evaluating the effect of such grant.

(2)

Report to Congress

Not less than once every 2 fiscal years, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to Congress that includes information on the effect of placing military trauma care providers in trauma centers awarded grants under this section on—

(A)

maintaining readiness of military trauma care providers for battlefield injuries;

(B)

providing health care to civilian trauma patients;

(C)

the capability to respond to surges in trauma cases, including as a result of a large scale event; and

(D)

the financial state of the trauma centers.

(e)

Definitions

For purposes of this part:

(1)

Eligible trauma center

The term eligible trauma center means a Level I, II, or III trauma center that satisfies each of the following:

(A)

Such trauma center has an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to enable military trauma care providers to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma center.

(B)

Such trauma center utilizes a risk-adjusted benchmarking system to measure performance and outcomes, such as the Trauma Quality Improvement Program of the American College of Surgeons.

(C)

Such trauma center demonstrates a need for integrated military trauma care providers to maintain or improve the trauma clinical capability of such trauma center.

(2)

Eligible high acuity trauma center

The term eligible high acuity trauma center means a Level I trauma center that satisfies each of the following:

(A)

Such trauma center has an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to enable military trauma teams to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma center.

(B)

At least 20 percent of patients of such trauma center in the most recent 3-month period for which data is available are treated for a major trauma at such trauma center.

(C)

Such trauma center utilizes a risk-adjusted benchmarking system to measure performance and outcomes, such as the Trauma Quality Improvement Program of the American College of Surgeons.

(D)

Such trauma center is an academic training center—

(i)

affiliated with a medical school;

(ii)

that maintains residency programs and fellowships in critical trauma specialties and subspecialties, and provides education and supervision of military trauma team members according to those specialties and subspecialties; and

(iii)

that undertakes research in the prevention and treatment of traumatic injury.

(E)

Such trauma center serves as a disaster response leader for its community, such as by participating in a partnership for State and regional hospital preparedness established under section 319C–2.

(3)

Major trauma

The term major trauma means an injury that is greater than or equal to 15 on the injury severity score.

(4)

Military trauma team

The term military trauma team means a complete military trauma team consisting of military trauma care providers.

(5)

Military trauma care provider

The term military trauma care provider means a member of the Armed Forces who furnishes emergency, critical care, and other trauma acute care, including a physician, military surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, respiratory therapist, flight paramedic, combat medic, or enlisted medical technician.

(f)

Authorization of appropriations

For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, there are authorized to be appropriated—

(1)

$20,000,000 for carrying out subsection (a); and

(2)

$20,000,000 for carrying out subsection (b).

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