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42 U.S. Code § 300d-54. Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program
(a) In general
The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program or the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program (in this section referred to as the “Program”) to provide training to health care and social service providers on human trafficking in accordance with this section.
(b) Activities
(1) In general
The Program shall include the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program’s activities existing on the day before December 31, 2018, and the authorized initiatives described in paragraph (2).
(2) Authorized initiativesThe authorized initiatives of the Program shall include—
(A) engaging stakeholders, including victims of human trafficking and Federal, State, local, and tribal partners, to develop a flexible training module—
(i)
for supporting activities under subsection (c); and
(ii)
that adapts to changing needs, settings, health care providers, and social service providers;
(B)
providing technical assistance to grantees related to implementing activities described in subsection (c) and reporting on any best practices identified by the grantees;
(C)
developing a reliable methodology for collecting data, and reporting such data, on the number of human trafficking victims identified and served by grantees in a manner that, at a minimum, prevents disclosure of individually identifiable information consistent with all applicable privacy laws and regulations; and
(D)
integrating, as appropriate, the training described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c) with training programs, in effect on December 31, 2018, for health care and social service providers for victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child maltreatment, and child sexual exploitation.