SAFE Training for OB-GYNs

Full Title:
SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act

Summary#

This bill creates a new federal grant program run by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA would award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to entities that run approved graduate medical residency programs that provide training in sexual and reproductive health, including abortion care. Grants must serve health care professionals who, because of a covered State abortion law, must go to a different State to get that training. Recipients may use funds to establish, expand, or support those residency programs and to reimburse travel and related expenses for trainees. The bill defines a covered State abortion law as a State law that limits an individual's access to abortion care or a provider's ability to provide abortion care. It authorizes $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031 to carry out the program.

What it means for you#

  • If you operate an approved OB-GYN or related residency program, your program could apply for grants to add or expand training in sexual and reproductive health and to help trainees pay travel costs.
  • If you are a trainee who must travel out of State for reproductive health training because of a State restriction, this program could provide travel and related expense reimbursement.
  • The program would be run by HRSA and aimed at expanding training capacity across States.

Expenses#

  • The bill authorizes $10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031 (totaling $50,000,000 authorized across those years).
  • Authorized uses include establishing, expanding, or supporting approved residency training programs and reimbursing travel and related expenses of eligible health care professionals.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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