Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 5.djvu/829

 PUBLIC LAW 100-713—NOV. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 4835

"(D) the purchase or rental of transportation and telecommunication equipment where the need for such equipment due to unique characteristics of the rural area is demonstrated by the recipient. "(3)(A) An applicant shall not use more than 10 percent of the funds made available to such applicant under subsection (a) for administrative expenses. "(B) Not more than 10 percent of the individuals receiving training with funds made available to an applicant under subsection (a) shall be trained as doctors of medicine or doctors of osteopathy. "(c) Applicants eligible to obtain funds under subsection (a) shall include nonprofit organizations and public or nonprofit c o l l i e s, universities, or schools of, or programs that specialize in, nursing, psychology, social work, optometry, public health, dentistry, osteopathy, physicians assistants, phannacy, podiatry, medicine, chiix)practic, and allied health professions if such applicants submit applications approved by the Secretary under sulxsection (d). Applicants eligible to obtain funds under subsection (a) shall not include for-profit entities, either directly or through a subcontract or subgrant. "(d)(1) In order to receive a grant or contract under subsection (a) an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary. "(2) An application submitted under this subsection shall be in such form, be submitted by such date, and contain such information as the Secretary shall require. "(3) Applications submitted under this subsection shall— "(A) be jointly submitted by at least two eligible applicants with the express purpose of assisting individuals in academic institutions in establishing long-term collaborative relationships with health care providers in rural areas; (B) designate a rural health care agency or agencies for clini(^ treatment or training, including hospitals, community health centers, migrant health centers, rural health clinics, community mental health centers, long-term care facilities, facilities operated by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or tribal organization or Indian organization under a contract with the Indian Health Service under the Indian SelfDetermination Act, or Native Hawaiian health centers; and "(C) provide any additional information required by the Secretary. "(e)(1) The Secretary shall enter into a contract to conduct a study of manpower training needs in rural areas, with attention focused on the supply of health professionals and whether such supply is adequate to meet the demands for health care services in rural communities. "(2)(A) The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include statistics and projections on— "(i) the supply of health care practitioners in rural areas; and "(ii) suggested methods of improving access to health care services in rural areas. The study shall pay particular attention to the needs of the elderly in rural areas. "(B) The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall evaluate existing models for health care training and service delivery and propose innovative alternative models to enhance the quality and availability of health care services in rural areas and to increase the retention of health professionals in rural areas.

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