2012 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE (§§ 201 - 300mm-61)
Subchapter V - HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION (§§ 292 - 295p)
Part D - Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (§§ 294 - 294j)
Section 294d - Quentin N. Burdick program for rural interdisciplinary training
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBCHAPTER V - HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION Part D - Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages Sec. 294d - Quentin N. Burdick program for rural interdisciplinary training |
Contains | section 294d |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §754, as added Pub. L. 105-392, title I, §103, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3547. |
Statutes at Large References | 77 Stat. 173 79 Stat. 1057 80 Stat. 1230 82 Stat. 778 85 Stat. 144, 451 88 Stat. 2206 90 Stat. 2258, 2268 91 Stat. 389, 1505 94 Stat. 3192 95 Stat. 918 99 Stat. 529-532 102 Stat. 3123 105 Stat. 95 106 Stat. 549, 2047 112 Stat. 3547 |
Public Law References | Public Law 88-129, Public Law 89-290, Public Law 89-751, Public Law 90-490, Public Law 92-52, Public Law 92-157, Public Law 93-638, Public Law 94-484, Public Law 95-83, Public Law 95-215, Public Law 96-538, Public Law 97-35, Public Law 99-129, Public Law 100-607, Public Law 102-25, Public Law 102-325, Public Law 102-408, Public Law 105-392 |
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The Secretary may make grants or contracts under this section to help entities fund authorized activities under an application approved under subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Use of amounts (1) In generalAmounts provided under subsection (a) of this section shall be used by the recipients to fund interdisciplinary training projects designed to—
(A) use new and innovative methods to train health care practitioners to provide services in rural areas;
(B) demonstrate and evaluate innovative interdisciplinary methods and models designed to provide access to cost-effective comprehensive health care;
(C) deliver health care services to individuals residing in rural areas;
(D) enhance the amount of relevant research conducted concerning health care issues in rural areas; and
(E) increase the recruitment and retention of health care practitioners from rural areas and make rural practice a more attractive career choice for health care practitioners.
(2) MethodsA recipient of funds under subsection (a) of this section may use various methods in carrying out the projects described in paragraph (1), including—
(A) the distribution of stipends to students of eligible applicants;
(B) the establishment of a post-doctoral fellowship program;
(C) the training of faculty in the economic and logistical problems confronting rural health care delivery systems; or
(D) the purchase or rental of transportation and telecommunication equipment where the need for such equipment due to unique characteristics of the rural area is demonstrated by the recipient.
(3) Administration (A) In generalAn applicant shall not use more than 10 percent of the funds made available to such applicant under subsection (a) of this section for administrative expenses.
(B) TrainingNot more than 10 percent of the individuals receiving training with funds made available to an applicant under subsection (a) of this section shall be trained as doctors of medicine or doctors of osteopathy.
(C) LimitationAn institution that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts received under such grant to supplement, not supplant, amounts made available by such institution for activities of the type described in subsection (b)(1) of this section in the fiscal year preceding the year for which the grant is received.
(c) ApplicationsApplications submitted for assistance under this section shall—
(1) be jointly submitted by at least two eligible applicants with the express purpose of assisting individuals in academic institutions in establishing long-term collaborative relationships with health care providers in rural areas; and
(2) designate a rural health care agency or agencies for clinical treatment or training, including hospitals, community health centers, migrant health centers, rural health clinics, community behavioral and mental health centers, long-term care facilities, Native Hawaiian health centers, or facilities operated by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or tribal organization or Indian organization under a contract with the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.].
(d) DefinitionsFor the purposes of this section, the term “rural” means geographic areas that are located outside of standard metropolitan statistical areas.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §754, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, §103, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3547.)
References in TextThe Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended, which is classified principally to part A (§450f et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 14 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450 of Title 25 and Tables.
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §766, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2047, authorized grants and contracts for development of advanced training of allied health professionals, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105–392.
Another prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §731, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, §401(b)(3), 90 Stat. 2258; amended Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95–83, title III, §307(c)(1), (2), 91 Stat. 389, 390; Dec. 19, 1977, Pub. L. 95–215, §4(a)–(d), (e)(6), 91 Stat. 1505, 1506; Dec. 17, 1980, Pub. L. 96–538, title IV, §402, 94 Stat. 3192; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, §2728, 95 Stat. 918; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 99–129, title II, §§208(a), (b)(1), (2), (c)(1), (d), (i), 211(a)(2), 99 Stat. 529–532, 539; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, §602(e), (f), 102 Stat. 3123; Apr. 6, 1991, Pub. L. 102–25, title III, §374, 105 Stat. 95; July 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, §427(b)(2), 106 Stat. 549, related to eligibility of borrowers and terms of insurance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. See section 292d of this title.
Another prior section 294d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §744, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 173; amended Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, §4(e), 79 Stat. 1057; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–751, §5(a), 80 Stat. 1230; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I, §121(d), 82 Stat. 778; July 9, 1971, Pub. L. 92–52, §1(c), 85 Stat. 144; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §105(e)(3), (f)(2), 85 Stat. 451, provided for loans to schools to capitalize health professions student loan funds, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, §406(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2268.
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