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 124 STAT. 548 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 services for medically underserved children and adolescents under subparagraph (A) that shall— ‘‘(i) take into account any comments received by the Secretary from the chief executive officer of a State and local officials in a State; and ‘‘(ii) include factors indicative of the health status of such children and adolescents of an area, including the ability of the residents of such area to pay for health services, the accessibility of such services, the availability of health professionals to such children and adolescents, and other factors as determined appropriate by the Secretary. ‘‘(3) SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER.—The term ‘school- based health center’ means a health clinic that— ‘‘(A) meets the definition of a school-based health center under section 2110(c)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act and is administered by a sponsoring facility (as defined in sec- tion 2110(c)(9)(B) of the Social Security Act); ‘‘(B) provides, at a minimum, comprehensive primary health services during school hours to children and adoles- cents by health professionals in accordance with established standards, community practice, reporting laws, and other State laws, including parental consent and notification laws that are not inconsistent with Federal law; and ‘‘(C) does not perform abortion services. ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants for the costs of the operation of school-based health centers (referred to in this section as ‘SBHCs’) that meet the requirements of this section. ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall— ‘‘(1) be an SBHC (as defined in subsection (a)(3)); and ‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing— ‘‘(A) evidence that the applicant meets all criteria nec- essary to be designated an SBHC; ‘‘(B) evidence of local need for the services to be pro- vided by the SBHC; ‘‘(C) an assurance that— ‘‘(i) SBHC services will be provided to those chil- dren and adolescents for whom parental or guardian consent has been obtained in cooperation with Federal, State, and local laws governing health care service provision to children and adolescents; ‘‘(ii) the SBHC has made and will continue to make every reasonable effort to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other health care pro- viders in the catchment area of the SBHC; ‘‘(iii) the SBHC will provide on-site access during the academic day when school is in session and 24- hour coverage through an on-call system and through its backup health providers to ensure access to services on a year-round basis when the school or the SBHC is closed; ‘‘(iv) the SBHC will be integrated into the school environment and will coordinate health services with school personnel, such as administrators, teachers,