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42 U.S.C. § 291m — Conference of State agencies
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Whenever in his opinion the purposes of this subchapter would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite representatives of as many State agencies, designated in accordance with [section 291d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section291d&num=0&edition=prelim), to confer as he deems necessary or proper. A conference of the representatives of all such State agencies shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. Upon the application of five or more of such State agencies, it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of representatives of all State agencies joining in the request.
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Whenever in his opinion the purposes of this subchapter would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite representatives of as many State agencies, designated in accordance with [section 291d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section291d&num=0&edition=prelim), to confer as he deems necessary or proper. A conference of the representatives of all such State agencies shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. Upon the application of five or more of such State agencies, it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of representatives of all State agencies joining in the request.
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When used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service;
**(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
**(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary;
**(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States;
**(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
**(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.
**(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;
**(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca
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The Surgeon General, with the approval of the Federal Hospital Council and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall by general regulations prescribe—
**(a) Priority of projects; determination** the general manner in which the State agency shall determine the priority of projects based on the relative need of different areas lacking adequate facilities of various types for which assistance is available under this part, giving special consideration—
(1) in the case of projects for the construction of hospitals, to facilities serving areas with relatively small financial resources and, at the option of the State, rural communities;
(2) in the case of projects for the construction of rehabilitation facilities, to facilities operated in connection with a university teaching hospital which will provide an integrated program of medical, psychological, social, and vocational evaluation and services under competent supervision;
(3) in the case of projects for modernization of facilities, to facilities serving densely populated areas;
(4) in the case of projects for construction or modernization of outpatient facilities, to any outpatient facility that will be located in, and provide services for residents of, an area determined by the Secretary to be a rural or urban poverty area;
(5) to projects for facilities which, alone or in conjunction with other facilities, will provide comprehensive health care, including outpatient and preventive care as well as hospitalization;
(6) to facilities which will provide training in health or allied health professions; and
(7) to facilities which will provide to a significant extent, for the treatment of alcoholism;
**(b) Standards of construction and equipment** general standards of construction and equipment for facilities
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 291o
1 See References in Text note below.
80 Stat. 1610, and functions thereof transferred to Sec-
retary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 1 of
Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, set out as a note under sec-
tion 202 of this title. Office of Surgeon General reestab-
lished within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, see Notice of Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Mar. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 11754.
§ 291m. State control of operations
Except as otherwise specifically provided,
nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as
conferring on any Federal officer or employee
the right to exercise any supervision or control
over the administration, personnel, mainte-
nance, or operation of any facility with respect
to which any funds have been or may be ex-
pended under this subchapter.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 643, formerly § 623,
as added Pub. L. 88–443, § 3(a), Aug. 18, 1964, 78
Stat. 458, and renumbered § 643, Pub. L. 91–296,
title II, § 201, June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 344.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 291m, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI,
§ 635, as added Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 2, 60 Stat. 1041;
amended July 12, 1954, ch. 471, § 4(h), 68 Stat. 467, con-
tained provisions similar to this section, prior to the
general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L.
88–443.
§ 291m–1. Loans for certain hospital experimen-
tation projects
(a) Other public or private sources unavailable
for alleviation of hardship due to increased
construction costs
In order to alleviate hardship on any recipient
of a grant under section 291n 1 of this title (as in
effect immediately before August 18, 1964) for a
project for
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