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 PUBLIC LAW 94-484—OCT. 12, 1976 " (2) Each area health education center shall— "(A) provide for or conduct training in health education services, including education in nutrition evaluation and counseling, in the area served by the center; "(B) assess the health manpower needs of the area served by the center and assist in the planning and development of training programs to meet such needs; "(C) provide for or conduct a medical residency training program in family medicine or general internal medicine in which no fewer than six individuals are enrolled in first-year positions in such program; "(D) provide opportunities for continuing medical education (including education in disease prevention) to all physicians and other health professionals (including allied health personnel) practicing within the area served by the center; " (E) provide continuing medical education and other support services to the National Health Service Corps members serving within the area served by the center; " (F) encourage the utilization of nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the area served by the center and the recruitment of individuals for training in such professions at the participating medical or osteopathic schools; "(G) arrange and support educational opportunities for medical and other students at health facilities, ambulatory care centers, and health agencies throughout the area served by the center; and " (K) have an advisory board of which at least 75 percent of the members shall be individuals, including both health service providers and consumers, from the area served by the center. Any area health education center which is participating in an area health education center program in which another center has a medical residency training program described in subparagraph (C) need not provide for or conduct such a medical residency training program. "(e) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts with medical and osteopathic schools, which have cooperative arrangements with area health education centers, for the planning, development, and operation of area health education center programs. In entering into contracts under this section the Secretary shall assure that— "(1) at least 75 percent of the total funds provided to any school shall be expended by an area health education center program in the area health education centers; "(2) not more than 75 percent of the total operating funds of a program in any year shall be provided by the Secretary; and " (3) no contract shall provide funds solely for the planning or development of such a program for a period of longer than two years. "(f) For the purpose of this section the term 'area health education center program' means a program which is organized and operated in a manner described in subsection (b) and which is capable, as determined by the Secretary, of performing each of the functions described in subsection (d)(2). The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish standards and criteria for the requirements of this section. "(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.

90 STAT. 2313

Contracts.

"Area health education center program."

Appropriation authorization.

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