38 U.S.C. § 7473 — Personnel eligible for training

Page 1260 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 7472 (2) Advanced clinical instruction. (3) The opportunity for conducting clinical investigations. (4) Clinical demonstrations in the use of new types of health personnel and in the better use of the skills of existing health personnel. (5) Routine verification of basic medical skills and, where determined necessary, reme- diation of any deficiency in such skills. (Added Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(b)(5), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 237.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 4121 of this title prior to the repeal of that section as part of the complete revision of chapter 73 of this title by Pub. L. 102–40. § 7472. Supervision and staffing of Centers (a) Centers shall be operated under the super- vision of the Under Secretary for Health and shall be staffed with personnel qualified to pro- vide the highest quality instruction and train- ing in various medical and health care dis- ciplines. (b) As a means of providing appropriate rec- ognition to persons in the career service of the Administration who possess outstanding quali- fications in a particular medical or health care discipline, the Under Secretary for Health shall from time to time and for such period as the Under Secretary for Health considers appro- priate assign such persons to serve as visiting instructors at Centers. (c) Whenever the Under Secretary for Health considers it necessary for the effective conduct of the program provided for under this sub- chapter, the Under Secretary for Health may contract for the services of highly qualified medical and health personnel from outside the Department to serve as instructors at such Cen- ters. (Added Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(b)(5), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 237; amended Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(c)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1984.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 4122 of this title prior to the repeal of that section as part of the complete revision of chapter 73 of this title by Pub. L. 102–40. AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–405 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary for Health’’ for ‘‘Chief Medical Director’’ wherever appear- ing. § 7473. Personnel eligible for training (a) The Under Secretary for Health shall de- termine the manner in which personnel are to be selected for training in the Centers. Preference shall be given to career personnel of the Admin- istration. (b) To the extent that facilities are available medical and health personnel from outside the Administration may, on a reimbursable basis, be provided training in the Centers. Such reim- bursement may include reciprocal training of personnel of the Administration provided under sharing arrangements entered into by the Under Secretary for Health and the heads of the enti- ties providing such reciprocal training. Any amounts received by the United States as reim- bursement under this subsection shall be cred- ited to the applicable Department medical ap- propriation account. (Added Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(b)(5), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 237; amended Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(c)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1984.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 4123 of this title prior to the repeal of that section as part of the complete revision of chapter 73 of this title by Pub. L. 102–40. AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–405 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary for Health’’ for ‘‘Chief Medical Director’’ in subsecs. (a) and (b). § 7474. Consultation The Under Secretary for Health shall carry out this subchapter after consultation with the special medical advisory group established pur- suant to section 7312(a) of this title. (Added Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(b)(5), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(c)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1984.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 4124 of this title prior to the repeal of that section as part of the complete revision of chapter 73 of this title by Pub. L. 102–40. AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–405 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary for Health’’ for ‘‘Chief Medical Director’’. CHAPTER 75—VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY PROFES- SIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO- GRAM Sec. 7501. Establishment of scholarship program; pur- pose. 7502. Application and acceptance. 7503. Amount of assistance; duration. 7504. Agreement. 7505. Repayment for failure to satisfy require- ments of agreement. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior chapter 75 which consisted of sections 4201 to 4210 was renumbered chapter 78 of this title and trans- ferred to follow chapter 76 of this title, and sections 4201 to 4210 were renumbered sections 7801 to 7810 of this title, respectively. § 7501. Establishment of scholarship program; purpose (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail- ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall es-