text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Wellness for Individuals 
  with Disabilities Act of 2006''.
  
  SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC 
                EQUIPMENT.
  
      Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.) 
  is amended by adding at the end of the following:
  
  ``SEC. 510. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL 
                DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT.
  
      ``(a) Standards.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
  enactment of the Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities 
  Act of 2006, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
  Board shall issue (including publishing) standards setting forth the 
  minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in (or 
  in conjunction with) physician's offices, clinics, emergency rooms, 
  hospitals, and other medical settings. The standards shall ensure that 
  such equipment is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with 
  disabilities, and shall allow independent entry to, use of, and exit 
  from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible.
      ``(b) Medical Diagnostic Equipment Covered.--The standards issued 
  under subsection (a) for medical diagnostic equipment shall apply to 
  equipment that includes examination tables, examination chairs 
  (including chairs used for eye examinations or procedures, and dental 
  examinations or procedures), weight scales, mammography equipment, x-
  ray machines, and other radiological equipment commonly used for 
  diagnostic purposes by health professionals.
      ``(c) Review and Amendment.--The Architectural and Transportation 
  Barriers Compliance Board shall periodically review and, as 
  appropriate, amend the standards.''.
  
  SEC. 3. WELLNESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
  
      Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
  280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
  section:
  
  ``SEC. 399P. ESTABLISHMENT OF WELLNESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                WITH DISABILITIES.
  
      ``(a) In General.--
              ``(1) Individual with a disability defined.--For purposes 
          of this section, the term `individual with a disability' has 
          the meaning given the term in section 7(20) of the 
          Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(20)), for purposes of 
          title V of such Act (29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.).
              ``(2) Wellness grant program for individuals with 
          disabilities.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the 
          National Advisory Committee on Wellness for Individuals With 
          Disabilities, may make grants on a competitive basis to public 
          and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of carrying out 
          programs for promoting good health, disease prevention, and 
          wellness for individuals with disabilities, and preventing 
          secondary conditions in such individuals.
      ``(b) Requirement of Application.--To be eligible to receive a 
  grant under subsection (a), a public or nonprofit private entity shall 
  submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
  and containing such agreements, assurances, and information as the 
  Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
      ``(c) Authorized Activities.--With respect to promoting good health 
  and wellness for individuals with disabilities described in subsection 
  (a), activities for which the Secretary may make a grant under such 
  subsection include--
              ``(1) programs or activities for smoking cessation, weight 
          control, nutrition, or fitness that focus on the unique 
          challenges faced by individuals with disabilities regarding 
          these issues;
              ``(2) preventive health screening programs for individuals 
          with disabilities to reduce the incidence of secondary 
          conditions; and
              ``(3) athletic, exercise, or sports programs that provide 
          individuals with disabilities (including children with 
          disabilities) an opportunity to increase their physical 
          activity in a dedicated or adaptive recreational environment.
      ``(d) Priorities.--
              ``(1) Advisory committee.--The Secretary shall establish a 
          National Advisory Committee on Wellness for Individuals With 
          Disabilities that shall set priorities to carry out this 
          section, review grant proposals, and make recommendations for 
          funding, and annually evaluate the progress of the program 
          under this section in implementing the priorities.
              ``(2) Representation.--The Advisory Committee established 
          under paragraph (1) shall include representation by the 
          Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability, 
          the United States Surgeon General or his designee, the Centers 
          for Disease Control and Prevention, private nonprofit 
          organizations that represent the civil rights and interests of 
          individuals with disabilities, and individuals with 
          disabilities or their family members.
      ``(e) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall, in 
  addition to the usual methods of the Secretary, disseminate information 
  about the availability of grants under the Wellness Grant Program for 
  Individuals with Disabilities in a manner designed to reach public 
  entities and nonprofit private organizations that are dedicated to 
  providing outreach, advocacy, or independent living services to 
  individuals with disabilities.
      ``(f) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall, not later than 180 
  days after the date of the enactment of the Promoting Wellness for 
  Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2006, and annually thereafter, 
  submit to Congress a report summarizing activities, findings, outcomes, 
  and recommendations resulting from the grant projects funded under this 
  section during the preceding fiscal year.
      ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of making 
  grants under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
  sums as may be necessary.''.
  
  SEC. 4. IMPROVING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO 
                INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
  
      (a) Coordinated Program To Improve Pediatric Oral Health.--Section 
  320A(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-8(b)) is 
  amended by--
              (1) striking ``, or to increase'' and inserting ``, to 
          increase''; and
              (2) striking the period and inserting the following ``, or 
          to provide training to improve competency and clinical skills 
          in providing oral health services to, and communicating with, 
          patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual 
          disabilities.''.
      (b) Children's Hospitals That Operate Graduate Medical Education 
  Programs.--Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
  256e) is amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(h) Requirement To Provide Training.--To be eligible to receive a 
  payment under this section, a children's hospital shall provide 
  training to improve competency and clinical skills in providing health 
  care to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including 
  those with intellectual disabilities, as part of any approved graduate 
  medical residency training program provided by the hospital.''.
      (c) Centers of Excellence.--Section 736(b) of the Public Health 
  Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293(b)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
          inserting a semicolon;
              (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
              (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
              ``(7) to carry out a program to improve competency and 
          clinical skills of students in providing health services to, 
          and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including 
          those with intellectual disabilities; and''.
      (d) Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, 
  General Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, and Physician Assistants.--
  Section 747(a)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
  293k(a)(6)) is amended by striking ``pediatric dentistry.'' and 
  inserting the following: ``pediatric dentistry; and
              ``(7) to plan, develop, and operate a program for the 
          training of physicians or dentists, or medical or dental 
          residents, to improve competency and clinical skills of 
          physicians and dentists in providing services to, and 
          communicating with, patients with disabilities, including those 
          with intellectual disabilities.''.
      (e) Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education.--Section 
  762(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294o(a)(1)) is 
  amended--
              (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and 
          inserting a semicolon;
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(G) appropriate efforts to be carried out by 
                  hospitals, schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic 
                  medicine, schools of dentistry, and accrediting bodies 
                  with respect to changes in undergraduate and graduate 
                  medical training to improve competency and clinical 
                  skills of physicians in providing health care services 
                  to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, 
                  including those with intellectual disabilities; and''.
      (f) Medicare Graduate Medical Education Programs.--Section 1886(h) 
  of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is amended by adding 
  at the end the following:
              ``(8) Requirement to provide training.--To be eligible to 
          receive a payment under this subsection, a hospital shall 
          provide training to improve competency and clinical skills in 
          providing health care to, and communicating with, patients with 
          disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities, 
          as part of any approved medical residency training program 
          provided by the hospital.''.
      (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (b), (c), 
  and (f) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
  Act.
target: Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2006 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue and periodically review standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in medical settings, to ensure that such equipment: (1) is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and (2) allows independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. Applies such standards to examination tables and chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, x-ray machines, and other radiological equipment commonly used for diagnostic purposes by health professionals.
  
  Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for programs to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness for individuals with disabilities and prevent secondary conditions in such individuals. Requires the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Wellness for Individuals With Disabilities to set priorities to carry out such programs, review grant proposals, make recommendations for funding, and annually evaluate the progress of such programs in implementing the priorities.
  
  Provides for training programs to improve competency and clinical skills for providing health care and communicating with patients with disabilities.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.