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 90 STAT. 2324

PUBLIC LAW 94-484—OCT. 12, 1976 HEALTH PLANNING

42 USC 300/-1. 42 USC 300n. Effective date. 42 USC 300/-1 note.

SEC. 902. (a) Section 1512(b)(3)(c) (ii)(I) is amended by inserting "optometrists," after "nurses,". (b) Section 1531(3)(A) is amended by inserting "optometrist," after "podiatrist,". (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. STUDY RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC H E A L T H PROFESSIONS

42 USC 292h note.

Report to Secretary and congressional committees.

Effective date.

SEC. 903. (a)(1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall arrange for the conduct of a study to determine the national average annual per student educational cost of providing education programs which lead to a degree of doctor of chiropractics. (2) Such study shall be completed and an interim report thereon submitted not later than March 30, 1978, and a final report not later than January 1, 1979, to the Secretary, the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate, and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives. (3) Such study shall develop methodologies for ascertaining the average annual cost of chiropractic education, and the factors that affect any variation among schools with respect to their average annual per student educational costs. The study shall employ the most recent data available from the chiropractic schools in the United States at the time of the study. (4) The study shall also determine the current demand for chiropractic services throughout the United States and shall develop methodologies for determining if current supply of chiropractors is sufficient to meet this demand. (5) The study shall include an analysis of the current costs of chiropractic services by type of service and shall include an analysis of such costs over the past five years. (b) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate nonprofit group or association to conduct such a study under iili arran^>cmcnt in which the Secretary reimburses such group or association for actual expenses incurred by such group or association in conducting such a study. (c) The provisions of this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. STUDIES OF TRAINING I N BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL AWARENESS AND OF ADMISSIONS EXAMINATIONS OF PERSONS FROM POPULATION GROUPS OF LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING ABILITY

42 USC 292h note.

SEC. 904. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, a study of the adequacy of the efforts of health professions schools which provide training in clinical facilities which serve populations of limited English-speaking ability (1) in recruiting and training individuals who are competent in the predominant language (other than English) spoken by such populations, and (2) in conducting programs to increase the awareness of such individuals of the cultural sensitivities of such populations. (b) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, a study or studies to determine the effectiveness of health training institution admissions examinations in

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