§ 293e. Grants for health professions education

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Act July 1, 1944, does not contain a section 270.
2. 2 So in original.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1944

   Pub. L. 106–525 title IV § 401(a) · 114 Stat. 2495

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 293e

   July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 741, as added Pub. L. 106–525, title IV, § 401(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2508

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 741, as added Pub. L. 106–525, title IV, § 401(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2508

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 740 the following: “SEC. 741. GRANTS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION. “(a) Grants for Health Professions Education in Health Disparities and Cultural Competency.— “(1) In general.— The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may make awards of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private entities (including tribal entities) for the purpose of carrying out research and demonstration projects (including research and demonstration projects for continuing health professions education) for training and education of health professionals for the reduction of disparities in health care outcomes and the provision of culturally competent health care. “(2) Eligible entities.— Unless specifically required otherwise in this title, the Secretary shall accept applications for grants or contracts under this section from health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities (or consortia of entities, including entities promoting multidisciplinary approaches) for funding and participation in health professions training activities. The Secretary may accept applications from for-profit private entities as determined appropriate by the Secretary. “(b) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a), $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2001, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2004.”.

2. 2010

   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

   Pub. L. 111–148 § 5307(a)(1)(A) · 124 Stat. 119

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 293e(a)

   Pub. L. 111–148, § 5307(a)(1)(A), substituted “Cultural competency, prevention, and public health and individuals with disability grants” for “Grants for health professions education in health disparities and cultural competency” in heading

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–148, § 5307(a)(1)(A), substituted “Cultural competency, prevention, and public health and individuals with disability grants” for “Grants for health professions education in health disparities and cultural competency” in heading.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting “Cultural Competency, Prevention, and Public Health and Individuals With Disability Grants”; and

3. 2010

   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

   Pub. L. 111–148 § 5307(a)(1)(B) · 124 Stat. 119

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 293e(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 111–148, § 5307(a)(1)(B), substituted “for the development, evaluation, and dissemination of research, demonstration projects, and model curricula for cultural competency, prevention, public health proficiency, reducing health disparities, and aptitude for working with individuals with disabilities training for use in health professions schools and continuing education programs, and for other purposes determined as appropriate by the Secretary” for “for the purpose of carrying out research and demonstration projects (including research and demonstration projects for continuing health professions education) for training and education of health professionals for the reduction of disparities in health care outcomes and the provision of culturally competent health care”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–148, § 5307(a)(1)(B), substituted “for the development, evaluation, and dissemination of research, demonstration projects, and model curricula for cultural competency, prevention, public health proficiency, reducing health disparities, and aptitude for working with individuals with disabilities training for use in health professions schools and continuing education programs, and for other purposes determined as appropriate by the Secretary” for “for the purpose of carrying out research and demonstration projects (including research and demonstration projects for continuing health professions education) for training and education of health professionals for the reduction of disparities in health care outcomes and the provision of culturally competent health care”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “for the purpose of” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “for the development, evaluation, and dissemination of research, demonstration projects, and model curricula for cultural competency, prevention, public health proficiency, reducing health disparities, and aptitude for working with individuals with disabilities training for use in health professions schools and continuing education programs, and for other purposes determined as appropriate by the Secretary.”; and

4. 2010

   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

   Pub. L. 111–148 § 5307(a)(2) · 124 Stat. 119

   1. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 293e(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 111–148, § 5307(a)(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d)

   2. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 293e(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 111–148, § 5307(a)(2), struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) of this section, $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2001, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2004.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 111–148, § 5307(a)(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) of this section, $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2001, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2004.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Collaboration.— In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate with health professional societies, licensing and accreditation entities, health professions schools, and experts in minority health and cultural competency, prevention, and public health and disability groups, community-based organizations, and other organizations as determined appropriate by the Secretary. The Secretary shall coordinate with curricula and research and demonstration projects developed under section 807. “(c) Dissemination.— “(1) In general.— Model curricula developed under this section shall be disseminated through the Internet Clearinghouse under section 270 and such other means as determined appropriate by the Secretary. “(2) Evaluation.— The Secretary shall evaluate the adoption and the implementation of cultural competency, prevention, and public health, and working with individuals with a disability training curricula, and the facilitate inclusion of these competency measures in quality measurement systems as appropriate. “(d) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.” .

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