42 USC 293n: Physician assistants
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42 USC 293n: Physician assistants Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAUSUBCHAPTER V-HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATIONPart C-Training in Primary Health Care
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§293n. Physician assistants

(a) In general

The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine and other public or nonprofit private entities to meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain programs-

(1) for the training of physician assistants (as defined in section 295p of this title); and

(2) for the training of individuals who will teach programs of such training.

(b) Regulations

After consultation with appropriate organizations, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations for programs receiving assistance under subsection (a) of this section for the training of physician assistants. Such regulations shall, as a minimum, require that such a program-

(1) extend for at least one academic year and consist of-

(A) supervised clinical practice; and

(B) at least four months (in the aggregate) of classroom instruction, directed toward preparing students to deliver health care;


(2) have an enrollment of not less than eight students; and

(3) train students in primary care, disease prevention, health promotion, geriatric medicine, and home health care.

(c) Placement of graduates

No grant or contract may be made under subsection (a) of this section unless the school or other entity involved provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the school or entity has appropriate mechanisms for placing graduates of the training program with respect to which the application is submitted in positions for which they have been trained.

(d) Funding

(1) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995.

(2) Limitation

Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) may be expended for carrying out subsection (a)(2) of this section.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §750, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2044 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 295j, 295p of this title.