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in their applications plans to utilize patient navigator services to overcome significant barriers in order to improve health care outcomes in their respective communities. ‘‘(h) DUPLICATION OF SERVICES.—An eligible entity that is receiving Federal funds for activities described in subsection (b) on the date on which the entity submits an application under subsection (e) may not receive a grant under this section unless the entity can demonstrate that amounts received under the grant will be utilized to expand services or provide new services to individuals who would not otherwise be served. ‘‘(i) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall ensure coordination of the demonstration grant program under this section with existing authorized programs in order to facilitate access to high-quality health care services. ‘‘(j) STUDY; REPORTS.— ‘‘(1) FINAL REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 6 months after the completion of the demonstration grant program under this section, the Secretary shall conduct a study of the results of the program and submit to the Congress a report on such results that includes the following: ‘‘(A) An evaluation of the program outcomes, including— ‘‘(i) quantitative analysis of baseline and benchmark measures; and ‘‘(ii) aggregate information about the patients served and program activities. ‘‘(B) Recommendations on whether patient navigator programs could be used to improve patient outcomes in other public health areas. ‘‘(2) INTERIM REPORTS BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary may provide interim reports to the Congress on the demonstration grant program under this section at such intervals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ‘‘(3) REPORTS BY GRANTEES.—The Secretary may require grant recipients under this section to submit interim and final reports on grant program outcomes. ‘‘(k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be construed to authorize funding for the delivery of health care services (other than the patient navigator duties listed in subsection (b)). ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a public or nonprofit private health center (including a Federally qualified health center (as that term is defined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security Act)), a health facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service, a hospital, a cancer center, a rural health clinic, an academic health center, or a nonprofit entity that enters into a partnership or coordinates referrals with such a center, clinic, facility, or hospital to provide patient navigator services. ‘‘(2) The term ‘health disparity population’ means a population that, as determined by the Secretary, has a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates as compared to the health status of the general population. ‘‘(3) The term ‘patient navigator’ means an individual who has completed a training program approved by the Secretary to perform the duties listed in subsection (b).
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