42 U.S.C. § 294e — Allied health and other disciplines

Page 1037 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 294e–1 AMENDMENTS 2020—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 116–136 substituted ‘‘innovative or evidence-based’’ for ‘‘new and innova- tive’’. § 294e. Allied health and other disciplines (a) In general The Secretary may make grants or contracts under this section to help entities fund activi- ties of the type described in subsection (b). (b) Activities Activities of the type described in this sub- section include the following: (1) Assisting entities in meeting the costs associated with expanding or establishing pro- grams that will increase the number of indi- viduals 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 short- ages 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 profes- sionals; (E) those that expand or establish clinical training sites for allied health professionals in medically underserved or rural commu- nities in order to increase the number of in- dividuals trained; (F) those that develop curriculum that will emphasize knowledge and practice in the areas of prevention and health pro- motion, geriatrics, long-term care, home health and hospice care, and ethics; (G) those that expand or establish inter- disciplinary training programs that promote the effectiveness of allied health practi- tioners in geriatric assessment and the reha- bilitation of the elderly; (H) those that expand or establish dem- onstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied health clinical prac- tice, 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 al- lied health field that has a demonstrated personnel shortage; and (ii) who agree upon completion of the training program to practice in a medi- cally underserved community; that shall be utilized to assist in the pay- ment 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 grad- uate programs in behavioral and mental health practice. (2) Planning and implementing projects in preventive and primary care training for podiatric physicians in approved or provision- ally 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 pri- mary care. (3) Carrying out demonstration projects in which chiropractors and physicians collabo- rate to identify and provide effective treat- ment for spinal and lower-back conditions. (4) Increasing educational opportunities in physical therapy, occupational therapy, res- piratory therapy, audiology, and speech-lan- guage pathology professions, which may in- clude offering scholarships or stipends and carrying out other activities to improve reten- tion, for individuals from disadvantaged back- grounds or individuals who are underrep- resented 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.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 294e, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 767, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2048, authorized grants and contracts for es- tablishment of programs to increase number of allied health professionals, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105–392. Another prior section 294e, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 732, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, § 401(b)(3), 90 Stat. 2260; amended Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95–83, title III, § 307(c)(3), (4), 91 Stat. 390; Dec. 19, 1977, Pub. L. 95–215, § 4(e)(8), (9), 91 Stat. 1506; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, § 2729, 95 Stat. 918; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 99–129, title II, § 208(e), 99 Stat. 531; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, § 602(g), 102 Stat. 3123, related to certificates of loan insurance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. See section 292e of this title. Another prior section 294e, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 744, formerly § 745, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, § 2(b), 77 Stat. 173; amended Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, § 105(f)(2), 85 Stat. 451; renum- bered § 744, Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, § 406(a)(2), 90 Stat. 2268, which related to administrative provisions, was transferred to section 294q of this title. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 117–328 added par. (4). 2020—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 116–136 substituted ‘‘geriatric populations or for maternal and child health’’ for ‘‘the elderly’’. § 294e–1. Mental and behavioral health education and training grants (a) Grants authorized The Secretary may award grants to eligible institutions to support the recruitment of stu- dents for, and education and clinical experience of the students in— (1) accredited institutions of higher edu- cation or accredited professional training pro- grams that are establishing or expanding in- ternships or other field placement programs in