H.R. 8942House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Improving Tribal Cultural Training for Providers Act of 2024

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The bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to require annual cultural and historical training for people working with the Indian Health Service. It expands the training requirement to include employees, locum tenens providers, volunteers, and other contractors who have direct patient contact. The training becomes a condition of employment for these individuals, aiming to improve care for tribal communities.

Key Provisions

Changes the law to create an "annual mandatory training program" on tribal history and culture for eligible IHS staff
Expands the list of required participants to include IHS employees, locum tenens medical providers, health‑care volunteers, and other contracted workers with direct patient access
Makes completion of the training program a condition of employment for anyone entering a contract with the IHS
Requires each covered employee or provider to participate in and finish the training each year, starting when the law takes effect

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

July 24, 2024

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

July 8, 2024

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Natural Resources Committee

July 8, 2024

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

July 17, 2024

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

July 24, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 8, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8942

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 8, 2024

Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

A BILL

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to ensure that certain employees, providers, and volunteers associated with the Indian Health Service receive educational training in the history and culture of the Tribes served by such persons, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Improving Tribal Cultural Training for Providers Act of 2024.

Tribal culture and history

Section 113 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616f) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

by striking a program and inserting an annual mandatory training program; and

(B)

by striking appropriate employees of the Service and inserting employees of the Service, locum tenens medical providers, health care volunteers, and other contracted employees who work at Service hospitals or other Service units and whose employment requires regular direct patient access; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(c)

Requirement To complete training program

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the date of enactment of the Improving Tribal Cultural Training for Providers Act of 2024, each employee or provider described in subsection (a) who enters into a contract with the Service shall, as a condition of employment, annually participate in and complete the program established under subsection (a).