§ 294e. Allied health and other disciplines
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(a)In general The Secretary may make grants or contracts under this section to help entities fund activities of the type described in subsection (b).
(b)Activities Activities of the type described in this subsection include the following:
(1)Assisting 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 paragraph may include—
(A)those that expand enrollments in allied health professions with the greatest shortages or whose services are most needed by geriatric populations or for maternal and child health;
(B)those that provide rapid transition training programs in allied health fields to individuals who have baccalaureate degrees in health-related sciences;
(C)those that establish community-based allied health training programs that link academic centers to rural clinical settings;
(D)those that provide career advancement training for practicing allied health professionals;
(E)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;
(F)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;
(G)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;
(H)those that expand or establish demonstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied health clinical practice, education, and research;
(I)those that provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships) to students who are participants in any such program; and
(i)who plan to pursue a career in an allied health field that has a demonstrated personnel shortage; and
(ii)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; and
(J)those to meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain graduate programs in behavioral and mental health practice.
(2)Planning and implementing projects in preventive and primary care training for podiatric physicians in approved or provisionally approved residency programs that shall provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships to residents who participate in such projects and who plan to specialize in primary care.
(3)Carrying out demonstration projects in which chiropractors and physicians collaborate to identify and provide effective treatment for spinal and lower-back conditions.
(4)Increasing educational opportunities in physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions, which may include offering scholarships or stipends and carrying out other activities to improve retention, for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds or individuals who are underrepresented in such professions.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 755, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 103, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3548; amended Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3401(8), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 386; Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2224, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5749.)
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- Public Law 116–136To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage
- Public Law 95–215To amend the conditions for schools receiving capitation grants under section 770 of such Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–392To amend the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize health professions and minority and disadvantaged health education programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–35To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 301 of the first concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 1982
- Public Law 99–129To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs under title VII of that Act
- Public Law 96–76To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 1980 the program of assistance for nurse training, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–83To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend through the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, the assistance programs for health services research ; health statistics: comprehensive public health services; hypertension programs; migrant health; community health centers; medical libraries; canc
- Public Law 102–408To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend certain programs relating to the education of individuals as health professionals, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–328Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes
- Public Law 100–607To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish certain health programs, to revise and extend certain health programs, and Tor other purposes
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- Sec. 407Streamlining mental and behavioral health workforce programs
- Sec. 407Streamlining mental and behavioral health workforce programs
- Sec. 502Streamlining mental and behavioral health workforce programs
- Sec. 2Reauthorization of health professions workforce programs
- Sec. 2Response to shortage of allied health professionals
- Sec. 3401Reauthorization of health professions workforce programs
- Sec. 3401Reauthorization of health professions workforce programs
- Sec. 2224Increasing educational opportunities for allied health professions
- Sec. 2224Increasing educational opportunities for allied health professions
- Sec. 2Grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals
- Sec. 225Increasing educational opportunities for allied health professions
- Sec. 3005Cooperative agreements for online degree programs at schools of public health and schools of allied health
- Sec. 2Grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals
- Sec. 2Awards for allied health and other disciplines
- Sec. 212Allied health professionals
- Sec. 212Allied health professionals
- Sec. 3004Cooperative agreements for online degree programs at schools of public health and schools of allied health
- Sec. 3004Cooperative agreements for online degree programs at schools of public health and schools of allied health
- Sec. 2Health care workforce innovation program
- Sec. 2Health care workforce innovation program
- Sec. 2Health care workforce innovation program
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- July 1, 1944, ch. 373
- Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 103
- 112 Stat. 3548
- 134 Stat. 386
- 136 Stat. 5749
- act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 767
- Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102
- 106 Stat. 2048
- Pub. L. 105–392
- act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 732
- Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, § 401(b)(3)
- 90 Stat. 2260
- Pub. L. 95–83, title III, § 307(c)(3)
- 91 Stat. 390
- Pub. L. 95–215, § 4(e)(8)
- 91 Stat. 1506
- Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, § 2729
- 95 Stat. 918
- Pub. L. 99–129, title II, § 208(e)
- 99 Stat. 531
- Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, § 602(g)
- 102 Stat. 3123
- Pub. L. 102–408
- act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 744
- Pub. L. 88–129, § 2(b)
- 77 Stat. 173
- Pub. L. 92–157, title I, § 105(f)(2)
- 85 Stat. 451
- Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, § 406(a)(2)
- 90 Stat. 2268
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ActJuly 1, 1944, ch. 373
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 103
Stat.112 Stat. 3548
Stat.134 Stat. 386
Stat.136 Stat. 5749
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