Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/839

 PUBLIC LAW 94-4S4—OCT. 12, 1976

90 STAT. 2307

to prepare the student to work as a technician in a health occupation specified by regulations of the Secretary, "(B) which provides training for not less than a total of twenty persons in such curricula, "(C) which, if in a college or university which does not include a teaching hospital or in a junior college, is affiliated (to the extent and in the manner determined in accordance with regulations) with such a hospital, and "(D) which is (or is in a college or university which is) accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Commissioner of Education, or which is in a junior college which is accredited by the regional accrediting agency for the region in which it is located or there is satisfactory assurance afforded by such accrediting agency to the Secretary that resasonable progress is being made toward accreditation by such junior college, except that an applicant for a grant under this subpart which does not at the time of application meet the requirement of subparagraph (B) shall be deemed to meet such requirement if the Secretary finds there is reasonable assurance that the unit will meet the requirement of subparagraph (B) prior to the beginning of the academic year following the normal graduation date of the first entering class in such unit. "(3) The term 'nonprofit' as applied to any training center for allied health professions means such a training center which is an entity, or is owned and operated by an entity, no part of the net earnings of which inures or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; and as applied to any entity means an entity no part of the net earnings of which inures or may lawfully inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. a PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

"SEC. 796. (a) The Secretary shall make grants to and enter into 42 USC 295h-5. contracts with eligible entities to assist them in meeting the costs of planning, developing, demonstrating, operating, and evaluating projects relating to: " (1) Establishment of regional or State systems for the coordination and management of education and training at various levels for allied health personnel and nurses within and among educational institutions and their clinical affiliates for the purpose of assuring that the needs of such region or State for allied ' >a;; health personnel and nurses are substantially met. "(2) Establishment of new roles and functions for allied health personnel and methods for increasing the efficiency of health manpower through more effective utilization of allied health personnel in various practice settings. "(3) Establishment of new or improved methods of credentialing allied health personnel, including techniques for appropriate recognition (through equivalency and proficiency testing or otherwise) of previously acquired training or experience, developed in coordination with the Secretary's program under section 1123 of the Social Security Act. 42 USC "(4) Establishment of methods of recruitment, training, and 1320a-2. retraining of allied health personnel.

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