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 102 STAT. 110

PUBLIC LAW 100-294—APR. 25, 1988

Urban areas.

"(iii) the provision of appropriate information to parents of a child who has been neglected or abused regarding resources in the community, particularly parent training resources, that will assist such parents in caring for their child and reduce the possibility of abuse or neglect; "(iv) the provision of appropriate follow-up services to parents of a child described in subparagraph (B) after the child has left the hospital; and "(v) where necessary, assistance in coordination of community services available to parents of children described in subparagraph (B). The grantee shall assure that parental involvement described in this subparagraph is voluntary. "(D) For purposes of this paragraph, a qualified grantee is a nonprofit acute care hospital that— "(i) is in a combination with— "(I) a health-care provider organization; "(II) a child welfare organization; "(III) a disability organization; and "(IV) a State child protection agency; "(ii) submits an application for a grant under this paragraph that is approved by the Secretary; "(iii) maintains an office in the hospital involved for purposes of providing services under such grant; "(iv) provides assurances to the Secretary that in the conduct of the project the confidentiality of medical, social, and personal information concerning any person described in subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be maintained, and shall be disclosed only to qualified persons providing required services described in subparagraph (C) for purposes relating to conduct of the project; and "(v) assumes legal responsibility for carrying out the terms and conditions of the grant. "(E) In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Secretary

Rural areas.

shall—

"(i) give priority under this section for two grants under this paragraph, provided that one grant shall be made to provide services in an urban setting and one grant shall be made to provide services in rural setting; and "(ii) encourage qualified grantees to combine the amounts received under the grant with other funds available to such grantees. "(7) Such other innovative programs and projects that show promise of preventing and treating cases of child abuse and neglect as the Secretary may approve. 42 USC 5106a.

"SEC. 8. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. "(a) DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION GRANTS.—The Secretary,

through the Center, is authorized to make grants to the States for purposes of assisting the States in developing, strengthening, and carrying out child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs. "(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—In order for a State to qualify for a grant under subsection (a), such State shall— "(1) have in effect a State law relating to child abuse and neglect, including—

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