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 PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006 ‘‘SEC.

758.

119 STAT. 3025

INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER TYPES OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE.

42 USC 294h.

‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants under this section to develop interdisciplinary training and education programs that provide undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate medical, nursing (including advanced practice nursing students), and other health professions students with an understanding of, and clinical skills pertinent to, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section an entity shall— ‘‘(1) be an accredited school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine; ‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— ‘‘(A) information to demonstrate that the applicant includes the meaningful participation of a school of nursing and at least one other school of health professions or graduate program in public health, dentistry, social work, midwifery, or behavioral and mental health; ‘‘(B) strategies for the dissemination and sharing of curricula and other educational materials developed under the grant to other interested medical and nursing schools and national resource repositories for materials on domestic violence and sexual assault; and ‘‘(C) a plan for consulting with community-based coalitions or individuals who have experience and expertise in issues related to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking for services provided under the program carried out under the grant. ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—Amounts provided under a grant under this section shall be used to— ‘‘(A) fund interdisciplinary training and education projects that are designed to train medical, nursing, and other health professions students and residents to identify and provide health care services (including mental or behavioral health care services and referrals to appropriate community services) to individuals who are or who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking or dating violence; and ‘‘(B) plan and develop culturally competent clinical components for integration into approved residency training programs that address health issues related to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, along with other forms of violence as appropriate, and include the primacy of victim safety and confidentiality. ‘‘(2) PERMISSIVE USES.—Amounts provided under a grant under this section may be used to— ‘‘(A) offer community-based training opportunities in rural areas for medical, nursing, and other students and residents on domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence, and other forms of violence and abuse, which may include the use of distance learning networks

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