§300ff–71. Demonstration grants for research and services for pediatric patients regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome

(a) In general

The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall make demonstration grants to community health centers, and other appropriate public or nonprofit private entities that provide primary health care to the public, for the purpose of-

(1) conducting, at the health facilities of such entities, clinical research on therapies for pediatric patients with HIV disease as well as pregnant women with HIV disease; and

(2) with respect to the pediatric patients who participate in such research, providing health care on an outpatient basis to such patients and the families of such patients.

(b) Minimum qualifications of grantees

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the health facility operated by the applicant for the grant serves a significant number of pediatric patients and pregnant women with HIV disease.

(c) Cooperation with biomedical institutions

(1) Design of research protocol

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the applicant for the grant-

(A) has entered into a cooperative agreement or contract with an appropriately qualified entity with expertise in biomedical research under which the entity will assist the applicant in designing and conducting a protocol for the research to be conducted pursuant to the grant; and

(B) agrees to provide the clinical data developed in the research to the Director of the National Institutes of Health.

(2) Analysis and evaluation

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health-

(A) may assist grantees under subsection (a) of this section in designing and conducting protocols described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1); and

(B) shall analyze and evaluate the data submitted to the Director pursuant to subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.

(d) Case management

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the applicant for the grant agrees to provide for the case management of the pediatric patient involved and the family of the patient.

(e) Referrals for additional services

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the applicant for the grant agrees to provide for the pediatric patient involved and the family of the patient-

(1) referrals for inpatient hospital services, treatment for substance abuse, and mental health services; and

(2) referrals for other social and support services, as appropriate.

(f) Incidental services

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless the applicant for the grant agrees to provide the family of the pediatric patient involved with such transportation, child care, and other incidental services as may be necessary to enable the pediatric patient and the family of the patient to participate in the program established by the applicant pursuant to such subsection.

(g) Application

The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) of this section unless an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section.

(h) Evaluations

The Secretary shall, directly or through contracts with public and private entities, provide for evaluations of programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(i) "Community health center" defined

For purposes of this section, the term "community health center" has the meaning given such term in section 254c(a) of this title.

(j) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1995.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2671, as added Aug. 18, 1990, Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, §401, 104 Stat. 617 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 300ff–41, 300ff–51 of this title.