Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (28 Jul 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
What this bill does
The Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, S. 380, aims to improve emergency obstetric care in rural areas and areas lacking specialized maternity services. It would create and expand federal grant programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). These grants would fund training for healthcare professionals, workforce development, and the purchase of equipment to handle obstetric emergencies in facilities without dedicated obstetric units. The bill also proposes a pilot program to enhance telehealth access for urgent maternal health care in these underserved rural locations.
This legislation primarily affects rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and rural emergency hospitals, as well as the healthcare practitioners working within them. It seeks to equip these facilities and their staff with the necessary resources and training to better manage obstetric emergencies, thereby expanding access to essential maternal health services for people living in areas with limited obstetric care.
The bill was introduced on February 4, 2025, and has since been ordered reported by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 22, 2026. This means it has passed through a committee and is now ready for further consideration by the full Senate. The next step would be for the Senate to schedule and vote on the bill. If passed by the Senate, it would then move to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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Official summary
Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
This bill creates and expands federal grant programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase capacity to provide emergency obstetric health services in rural areas or areas without practitioners or facilities specializing in obstetric services.
Specifically, HRSA must establish a program for providing grants to certain hospitals or consortiums that include hospitals in rural areas or areas with maternal health care professional shortages for training, developing a workforce, and purchasing equipment relating to obstetric emergencies. In addition, the bill requires HRSA’s Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Capacity program to provide grants for training on emergency obstetric services for practitioners in rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units. HRSA must also establish a pilot program to provide grants to government entities for developing or improving telehealth access programs to support urgent maternal health care in rural facilities without a dedicated obstetric unit.
Timeline
28 Jul 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
Common questions
- What does S. 380 do?
- The Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, S. 380, aims to improve emergency obstetric care in rural areas and areas lacking specialized maternity services. It would create and expand federal grant programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). These grants would fund training for healthcare professionals, workforce development, and the purchase of equipment to handle obstetric emergencies in facilities without dedicated obstetric units. The bill also proposes a pilot program to enhance telehealth access for urgent maternal health care in these underserved rural locations. This legislation primarily affects rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and rural emergency hospitals, as well as the healthcare practitioners working within them. It seeks to equip these facilities and their staff with the necessary resources and training to better manage obstetric emergencies, thereby expanding access to essential maternal health services for people living in areas with limited obstetric care. The bill was introduced on February 4, 2025, and has since been ordered reported by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 22, 2026. This means it has passed through a committee and is now ready for further consideration by the full Senate. The next step would be for the Senate to schedule and vote on the bill. If passed by the Senate, it would then move to the House of Representatives for consideration.
- Has S. 380 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 380. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 380?
- S. 380 was sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), with 7 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 380?
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525. (28 Jul 2026).
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