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42 U.S.C. § 294j — Demonstration program to integrate quality improvement and patient safety training into clinical education of health professionals
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities or consortia under this section to carry out demonstration projects to develop and implement academic curricula that integrates 11 So in original. Probably should be “integrate”. quality improvement and patient safety in the clinical education of health professionals. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis and pursuant to peer review.
**(b) Eligibility** To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity or consortium shall—
(1) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require;
(2) be or include—
(A) a health professions school;
(B) a school of public health;
(C) a school of social work;
(D) a school of nursing;
(E) a school of pharmacy;
(F) an institution with a graduate medical education program; or
(G) a school of health care administration;
(3) collaborate in the development of curricula described in subsection (a) with an organization that accredits such school or institution;
(4) provide for the collection of data regarding the effectiveness of the demonstration project; and
(5) provide matching funds in accordance with subsection (c).
**(c) Matching funds**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may award a grant to an entity or consortium under this section only if the entity or consortium agrees to make available non-Federal contributions toward the costs of the program to be funded under the grant in an amount that is not less than $1 for each $5 of Federal funds provided under the grant.
(2) **Determination of amount contributed** — Non-Federal contributions under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, including equipment or services. Amoun
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities or consortia under this section to carry out demonstration projects to develop and implement academic curricula that integrates 11 So in original. Probably should be “integrate”. quality improvement and patient safety in the clinical education of health professionals. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis and pursuant to peer review.
**(b) Eligibility** To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity or consortium shall—
(1) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require;
(2) be or include—
(A) a health professions school;
(B) a school of public health;
(C) a school of social work;
(D) a school of nursing;
(E) a school of pharmacy;
(F) an institution with a graduate medical education program; or
(G) a school of health care administration;
(3) collaborate in the development of curricula described in subsection (a) with an organization that accredits such school or institution;
(4) provide for the collection of data regarding the effectiveness of the demonstration project; and
(5) provide matching funds in accordance with subsection (c).
**(c) Matching funds**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may award a grant to an entity or consortium under this section only if the entity or consortium agrees to make available non-Federal contributions toward the costs of the program to be funded under the grant in an amount that is not less than $1 for each $5 of Federal funds provided under the grant.
(2) **Determination of amount contributed** — Non-Federal contributions under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, including equipment or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such contributions.
**(d) Evaluation** The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to evaluate the projects funded under this section and publish, make publicly available, and disseminate the results of such evaluations on as wide a basis as is practicable.
**(e) Reports** Not later than 2 years after March 23, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that—
(1) describes the specific projects supported under this section; and
(2) contains recommendations for Congress based on the evaluation conducted under subsection (d).
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**(a) General rule** Returns and return information shall be confidential, and except as authorized by this title—
(1) no officer or employee of the United States,
(2) no officer or employee of any State, any local law enforcement agency receiving information under subsection (i)(1)(C) or (7)(A), any tribal or local child support enforcement agency, or any local agency administering a program listed in subsection (l)(7)(D) who has or had access to returns or return information under this section or section 6104(c), and
(3) no other person (or officer or employee thereof) who has or had access to returns or return information under subsection (c), subsection (e)(1)(D)(iii), paragraph (10), (13), (14), or (15) of subsection (k), paragraph (6), (8), (10), (12), (13) (other than subparagraphs (D)(v) and (D)(vi) thereof), (16), (19), (20), or (21) of subsection (l), paragraph (2) or (4)(B) of subsection (m), or subsection (n),
shall disclose any return or return information obtained by him in any manner in connection with his service as such an officer or an employee or otherwise or under the provisions of this section. For purposes of this subsection, the term “officer or employee” includes a former officer or employee.
**(b) Definitions** For purposes of this section—
(1) **Return** — The term “return” means any tax or information return, declaration of estimated tax, or claim for refund required by, or provided for or permitted under, the provisions of this title which is filed with the Secretary by, on behalf of, or with respect to any person, and any amendment or supplement thereto, including supporting schedules, attachments, or lists which are supplemental to, or part of, the return so filed.
(2) **Return information** — The term “return information” means—
(
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may make a grant to an eligible entity (as defined in subsection (d)(1)) under this section for the awarding of scholarships by schools to any full-time student who is an eligible individual as defined in subsection (d). Such scholarships may be expended only for tuition expenses, other reasonable educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses incurred in the attendance of such school.
**(b) Preference in providing scholarships** The Secretary may not make a grant to an entity under subsection (a) unless the health professions and nursing schools involved agree that, in providing scholarships pursuant to the grant, the schools will give preference to students for whom the costs of attending the schools would constitute a severe financial hardship and, notwithstanding other provisions of this section, to former recipients of scholarships under sections 293 and 293d(d)(2)(B) of this title (as such sections existed on the day before November 13, 1998).
**(c) Amount of award** In awarding grants to eligible entities that are health professions and nursing schools, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities based on the proportion of graduating students going into primary care, the proportion of underrepresented minority students, and the proportion of graduates working in medically underserved communities.
**(d) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Eligible entities** — The term “eligible entities” means an entity that—
(A) is a school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing (as defined in [section 296 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section296&num=0&edition=prelim)), pharmacy, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, chiropra
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 294j
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘integrate’’.
(4) disseminating information on the use of
alternatives to opioids to providers in acute
care settings, which may include emergency
departments, outpatient clinics, critical ac-
cess hospitals, Federally qualified health cen-
ters, Indian Health Service health facilities,
and Tribal hospitals.
(e) Report to the Secretary
Each recipient of a grant under this section
shall submit to the Secretary (during the period
of such grant) annual reports on the progress of
the program funded through the grant. These re-
ports shall include, in accordance with all appli-
cable State and Federal privacy laws—
(1) a description of and specific information
about the opioid alternative pain management
programs, including the demographic charac-
teristics of patients who were treated with an
alternative pain management protocol, imple-
mented in hospitals, emergency departments,
and other acute care settings;
(2) data on the opioid alternative pain man-
agement strategies used, including the number
of opioid prescriptions written—
(A) during a baseline period before the pro-
gram began; or
(B) at various stages of the program; and
(3) data on patients who were eventually pre-
scribed opioids after alternative pain manage-
ment protocols and treatments were utilized;
and
(4) any other information the Secretary de-
termines appropriate.
(f) Reports to Congress
Not later than the end of each of fiscal years
2024 and 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the results of the pro-
gram and include in the repor
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