42 USC 295j - Preferences and required information in certain programs

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 22, 2025

§ 295j.

Preferences and required information in certain programs

(a)

Preferences in making awards

(1)

In general

Subject to paragraph (2), in making awards of grants or contracts under any of sections 293k and 294 of this title, the Secretary shall give preference to any qualified applicant that—

(A)

has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities;

(B)

during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings; or

(C)

utilizes a longitudinal evaluation (as described in section 294n(d)(2) of this title

) and reports data from such system to the national workforce database (as established under

(2)

Limitation regarding peer review

(b)

“Graduate” defined

(c)

Exceptions for new programs

(1)

In general

(2)

Definition

(3)

Criteria

The criteria referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:

(A)

The mission statement of the program identifies a specific purpose of the program as being the preparation of health professionals to serve underserved populations.

(B)

The curriculum of the program includes content which will help to prepare practitioners to serve underserved populations.

(C)

Substantial clinical training experience is required under the program in medically underserved communities.

(D)

A minimum of 20 percent of the clinical faculty of the program spend at least 50 percent of their time providing or supervising care in medically underserved communities.

(E)

The entire program or a substantial portion of the program is physically located in a medically underserved community.

(F)

Student assistance, which is linked to service in medically underserved communities following graduation, is available to the students in the program.

(G)

The program provides a placement mechanism for deploying graduates to medically underserved communities.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 791, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2058; amended Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 313(a)(5), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3507; Pub. L. 105–392, title I, §§ 106(a)(2)(B), 107, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3557, 3560; Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5103(c), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 605.)

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