subpart ii—allied health professions
§294d. Advanced training
(a) In general
The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to assist such entities in meeting the costs associated with projects designed to—
(1) plan, develop, establish or expand postbaccalaureate programs for the advanced training of allied health professionals; and
(2) provide financial assistance, in the form of traineeships or fellowships, to postbaccalaureate students who are participants in any such program and who commit to teaching in the allied health profession involved.
(b) Preference
In awarding grants under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall give preference to qualified projects demonstrating that not less than 50 percent of the graduates of such schools or programs during the preceding 2-year period are engaged as full-time teaching faculty in an allied health shortage specialty.
(c) Limitation
The Secretary shall limit grants and contracts awarded or entered into under subsection (a) of this section to those allied health fields or specialties as the Secretary shall, from time to time, determine to have—
(1) the most significant national or regional shortages of practitioners;
(2) insufficient numbers of qualified faculty in entry level or advanced educational programs; or
(3) a significant role in the care and rehabilitation of patients who are elderly or disabled including physical therapists and occupational therapists.
(d) Eligible entities
For purposes of this section, the term "eligible entities" means entities that are—
(1) public or private nonprofit schools, universities, or other educational entities that provide for education and training in the allied health professions and that meet such standards as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe; or
(2) public or nonprofit private entities capable, as determined by the Secretary, of carrying out projects described in subsection (a) of this section.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §766, as added Oct. 13, 1992,
Prior Provisions
A prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §731, as added Oct. 12, 1976,
Another prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §744, as added Sept. 24, 1963,
A prior section 766 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to
Another prior section 766 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to
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§294e. Project grants and contracts
(a) Projects related to strengthening training and increasing enrollment in allied health professions
The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to assist such entities in meeting the costs associated with expanding or establishing programs that will increase the number of individuals trained in allied health professions. Programs and activities funded under this section may include—
(1) those that expand enrollments in allied health professions with the greatest shortages or whose services are most needed by the elderly;
(2) those that provide rapid transition training programs in allied health fields to individuals who have baccalaureate degrees in health-related sciences;
(3) those that establish community-based allied health training programs that link academic centers to rural clinical settings;
(4) those that provide career advancement training for practicing allied health professionals;
(5) those that expand or establish clinical training sites for allied health professionals in medically underserved or rural communities in order to increase the number of individuals trained;
(6) those that develop curriculum that will emphasize knowledge and practice in the areas of prevention and health promotion, geriatrics, long-term care, home health and hospice care, and ethics;
(7) those that expand or establish interdisciplinary training programs that promote the effectiveness of allied health practitioners in geriatric assessment and the rehabilitation of the elderly;
(8) those that expand or establish demonstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied health clinical practice, education, and research; and
(9) those that provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships) to students who are participants in any such program; and
(A) who plan to pursue a career in an allied health field that has a demonstrated personnel shortage; and
(B) who agree upon completion of the training program to practice in a medically underserved community;
that shall be utilized to assist in the payment of all or part of the costs associated with tuition, fees and such other stipends as the Secretary may consider necessary.
(b) Application
(1) Requirement
No grant may be awarded or contract entered into under this section unless an application therefore 1 has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such application shall be in such form, submitted in such manner, and contain such information, as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.
(2) Preference
In considering an application submitted for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to qualified applicants that—
(A) expand and maintain first-year enrollment by not less than 10 percent over enrollments in base year 1992; or
(B) demonstrate that not less than 20 percent of the graduates of such training programs during the preceding 2-year period are working in medically underserved communities.
(c) Eligible entities
For purposes of this section, the term "eligible entities" has the meaning given such term in
(d) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §767, as added Oct. 13, 1992,
Prior Provisions
A prior section 294e, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §732, as added Oct. 12, 1976,
Another prior section 294e, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §744, formerly §745, as added Sept. 24, 1963,
A prior section 767 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to
Another prior section 767 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to
Sections 294f to 294h were omitted in the general revision of this subchapter by
Section 294f, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §733, as added Oct. 12, 1976,
A prior section 294f, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §746, as added Aug. 16, 1968,
Section 294g, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §734, as added Oct. 12, 1976,
A prior section 294g, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §747, as added Nov. 18, 1971,
Section 294h, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §735, as added Oct. 12, 1976,
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