42 USC 295d - Health administration traineeships and special projects

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 295d.

Health administration traineeships and special projects

(a)

In general

The Secretary may make grants to State or local governments (that have in effect preventive medical and dental public health residency programs) or public or nonprofit private educational entities (including graduate schools of social work and business schools that have health management programs) that offer a program described in subsection (b)—

(1)

to provide traineeships for students enrolled in such a program; and

(2)

to assist accredited programs health administration in the development or improvement of programs to prepare students for employment with public or nonprofit private entities.

(b)

Relevant programs

(c)

Preference in making grants

In making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified applicants that meet the following conditions:

(1)

Not less than 25 percent of the graduates of the applicant are engaged in full-time practice settings in medically underserved communities.

(2)

The applicant recruits and admits students from medically underserved communities.

(3)

For the purpose of training students, the applicant has established relationships with public and nonprofit providers of health care in the community involved.

(4)

In training students, the applicant emphasizes employment with public or nonprofit private entities.

(d)

Certain provisions regarding traineeships

(1)

Use of grant

(2)

Preference for certain students

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 769, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 105, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3556.)

cite as: 42 USC 295d