124 STAT. 518 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(3) assess patient and prescriber satisfaction with MTM services; ‘‘(4) assess the impact of patient-cost sharing requirements on medication adherence and recommendations for modifica- tions; ‘‘(5) identify and evaluate other factors that may impact clinical and economic outcomes, including demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and health services use of the patient, as well as characteristics of the regimen, phar- macy benefit, and MTM services provided; and ‘‘(6) evaluate the extent to which participating pharmacists who maintain a dispensing role have a conflict of interest in the provision of MTM services, and if such conflict is found, provide recommendations on how such a conflict might be appropriately addressed. ‘‘(h) GRANTS OR CONTRACTS TO FUND DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—The Secretary may, through the quality measure development program under section 931 of the Public Health Service Act, award grants or contracts to eligible entities for the purpose of funding the development of performance measures that assess the use and effectiveness of medication therapy manage- ment services.’’. SEC. 3504. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONALIZED SYS- TEMS FOR EMERGENCY CARE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 1203— (A) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR TRAUMA SYSTEMS’’ after ‘‘GRANTS’’; and (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’’; (2) by inserting after section 1203 the following: ‘‘SEC. 1204. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR REGIONALIZED SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY CARE RESPONSE. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, shall award not fewer than 4 multiyear contracts or competitive grants to eligible entities to support pilot projects that design, implement, and evaluate innovative models of regionalized, comprehensive, and accountable emergency care and trauma systems. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY; REGION.—In this section: ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means— ‘‘(A) a State or a partnership of 1 or more States and 1 or more local governments; or ‘‘(B) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) or a partnership of 1 or more Indian tribes. ‘‘(2) REGION.—The term ‘region’ means an area within a State, an area that lies within multiple States, or a similar area (such as a multicounty area), as determined by the Sec- retary. ‘‘(3) EMERGENCY SERVICES.—The term ‘emergency services’ includes acute, prehospital, and trauma care. Definitions. Contracts. 42 USC 300d–6. 42 USC 300d–5.
