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 114 STAT. 1858 PUBLIC LAW 106-419—NOV. 1, 2000 "(b) AUTHORITY FOR CARE TO BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR BY CONTRACT.— The Secretary may provide health care under this section directly or by contract or other arrangement with a health care provider. "(c) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section, the definitions in section 1803(c) of this title shall apply with respect to the provision of health care under this section, except that for such purposes— "(1) the reference to 'specialized spina bifida clinic' in paragraph (2) of that section shall be treated as a reference to a specialized clinic treating the birth defect concerned under this section; and "(2) the reference to 'vocational training under section 1804 of this title' in paragraph (8) of that section shall be treated as a reference to vocational training under section 1814 of this title. "§ 1814. Vocational training "(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may provide a program of vocational training to an eligible child if the Secretary determines that the achievement of a vocational goal by the child is reasonably feasible. "(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—Subsections (b) through (e) of section 1804 of this title shall apply with respect to any program of vocational training provided under subsection (a). ^*§ 1815. Monetary allowance "(a) MONETARY ALLOWANCE.—The Secretary shall pay a monthly allowance to any eligible child for any disability resulting from the covered birth defects of that child. "(b) SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES. — (1) The amount of the monthly allowance paid under this section shall be based on the degree of disability suffered by the child concerned, as determined in accordance with a schedule for rating disabilities resulting from covered birth defects that is prescribed by the Secretary. "(2) In prescribing a schedule for rating disabilities for the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall establish four levels of disability upon which the amount of the allowance provided by this section shall be based. The levels of disability established may take into account functional limitations, including limitations on cognition, communication, motor abilities, activities of daily living, and employability. "(c) AMOUNT OF MONTHLY ALLOWANCE.—The amount of the monthly allowance paid under this section shall be as follows: "(1) In the case of a child suffering from the lowest level of disalDility prescribed in the schedule for rating disabilities under subsection (b), $100. "(2) In the case of a child suffering from the lower intermediate level of disability prescribed in the schedule for rating disabilities under subsection (b), the greater of— "(A) $214; or "(B) the monthly amount payable under section 1805(b)(3) of this title for the lowest level of disability prescribed for purposes of that section. "(3) In the case of a child suffering from the higher intermediate level of disability prescribed in the schedule for rating disabilities under subsection (b), the greater of—

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