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 117 STAT. 2890

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13:59 Aug 30, 2004

PUBLIC LAW 108–194—DEC. 19, 2003

‘‘(b) OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary shall also use amounts received under this section to— ‘‘(1) develop standardized poison prevention and poison control promotion programs; ‘‘(2) develop standard patient management guidelines for commonly encountered toxic exposures; ‘‘(3) improve and expand the poison control data collection systems, including, at the Secretary’s discretion, by assisting the poison control centers to improve data collection activities; ‘‘(4) improve national toxic exposure surveillance by enhancing activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; ‘‘(5) expand the toxicologic expertise within poison control centers; and ‘‘(6) improve the capacity of poison control centers to answer high volumes of calls during times of national crisis. ‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary may make a grant to a center under subsection (a) only if— ‘‘(1) the center has been certified by a professional organization in the field of poison control, and the Secretary has approved the organization as having in effect standards for certification that reasonably provide for the protection of the public health with respect to poisoning; or ‘‘(2) the center has been certified by a State government, and the Secretary has approved the State government as having in effect standards for certification that reasonably provide for the protection of the public health with respect to poisoning. ‘‘(d) WAIVER OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may grant a waiver of the certification requirement of subsection (c) with respect to a noncertified poison control center or a newly established center that applies for a grant under this section if such center can reasonably demonstrate that the center will obtain such a certification within a reasonable period of time as determined appropriate by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may renew a waiver under paragraph (1). ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—In no instance may the sum of the number of years for a waiver under paragraph (1) and a renewal under paragraph (2) exceed 5 years. The preceding sentence shall take effect as if enacted on February 25, 2000. ‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made available to a poison control center under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, or local funds provided for such center. ‘‘(f) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A poison control center, in utilizing the proceeds of a grant under this section, shall maintain the expenditures of the center for activities of the center at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the center for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is received. ‘‘(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may impose a matching requirement with respect to amounts provided under a grant under this section if the Secretary determines appropriate.

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