The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") shall, as appropriate, make awards to eligible entities to conduct or support research to develop, study, or evaluate approaches for monitoring and caring for childhood and adolescent cancer survivors throughout their lifespan, including transition to adult care and care coordination.
In making awards under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, within the existing peer review process, include-
In this subsection, the term "eligible entity" means-
Funds awarded under this subsection may be used-
The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after January 5, 2023, conduct a review of the activities of the Department of Health and Human Services related to workforce development for health care providers who treat pediatric cancer patients and survivors. Such review shall include-
Not later than 2 years after January 5, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report concerning the findings and recommendations from the review conducted under paragraph (1).
42 U.S.C. § 285a-11a
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018, also known as the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
AMENDMENTS2023-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(1)(A), substituted "Research to evaluate" for "Pilot programs to explore" in heading.Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(1)(B), substituted "shall, as appropriate, make awards to eligible entities to conduct or support research" for "may make awards to eligible entities to establish pilot programs" and "approaches" for "model systems", inserted "and adolescent" after "childhood", and struck out "evaluation of models for" before "transition".Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(1)(C)(i), inserted "within the existing peer review process," after "practicable," in introductory provisions.Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(v). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(1)(C)(ii), substituted "in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1)" for "in treating survivors of childhood cancers".Subsec. (a)(3)(B)(v). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(1)(D), substituted "design tools to support the secure electronic transfer of treatment information and care summaries between health care providers or, as applicable and appropriate, longitudinal childhood cancer survivorship cohorts" for "design of systems for the effective transfer of treatment information and care summaries from cancer care providers to other health care providers".Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(2)(A), substituted "January 5, 2023" for "June 5, 2018" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b)(1)(A) to (C). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(2)(B), added subpar. (B), redesignated former subpar. (B) as (A), and struck out former subpars. (A) and (C) which read as follows: "(A) an assessment of the effectiveness of supportive psychosocial care services for pediatric cancer patients and survivors, including pediatric cancer survivorship care patient navigators and peer support programs;"(C) recommendations for improving the provision of psychosocial care for pediatric cancer survivors and patients." Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 117-350, §2(b)(2)(A), substituted "January 5, 2023" for "June 5, 2018".
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
- Service
- The term "Service" means the Public Health Service;