1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Innovation Act of 2019 . 2. Rural health center innovation awards program Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 330N. Rural health center innovation awards program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered rural area The term covered rural area means a rural area— (A) that is located not less than 30 minutes by automobile from the nearest emergency department, using the speed limit of the most direct route to such emergency department; or (B) from which an individual cannot access an emergency department by road. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means an entity that— (A) is a Federally qualified health center; (B) is a rural health clinic