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 90 STAT. 2709

PUBLIC LAW 94-573—OCT. 21, 1976

Public Law 94-573 94th Congress An Act To revise and extend the provisions of title XII of the Public Health Services Act relating to emergency medical services systems, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

Oct. 21. 1976 [S. 2548]

of the

Emergency Medical Services Amendments of SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES I N ACT 1976. SECTION 1. (a) This Act may be cited as the "Emergency Medical 42 USC 201 note. Services Amemlments of 1976". (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public 42 USC 201 note. Health Service Act. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 2. Paragraph s (-1) and (5) of section 1201 are amended to read as follows: " (4) The term 'section 1521 State health planning and development agency' means the agency of a State designated under section 1521 (g)(3)^ ^ •^ ^ " (5) The term 'section 1515 health systems agency' means a health systems agency designated under section 1515, and the term 'health systems plan' means a health systems plan referred to in section 1513 (•b)(2).".

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42USe300m„ 42 USC 300/-4. 42 USC 300/-2.

STUDY AND P L A N N I N G GRANTS

SEC. 3. (a) Section 1202 is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " in subsection (a) after " (a) ' '; (2) by striking out "projects" in subsection (a) and all that follows through "such a system" and inserting in lieu thereof "projects which include both studying the feasibility of and planning (A) the establishment and operation of an emergency medical services system, (B) the expansion and improvement of such a system, or (C) both"; (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph (2) of subsection (a); (4) by striking out "this section" each place it appears in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof " paragraph (1) "; and (5) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: " (b)(1) The Secretary may make a g r a n t to or enter into a contract with an eligible entity (as defined in section 1206(a)) with respect to an emergency medical services system for the purpose of enabling the entity— " (A) to study the feasibility of, or plan for, the expansion and improvement of such system to provide for the use in such system of advanced life-support techniques, or

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42 USC 300d-i5.

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