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 PUBLIC LAW 99-92—AUG. 16, 1985 school of nursing in which the nurses received their training) which meet guidelines prescribed by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B) and which have as their objective the education of nurses (including pediatric and geriatric nurses) who will, upon completion of their studies in such programs, be qualified to effectively provide primary health care, including primary health care in homes and in ambulatory care facilities, long-term care facilities (where appropriate), and other health care institutions."; (B) by striking out "training" in the first sentence of subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof "education"; and (C) by inserting "and nurse midwives" before the period in the first sentence of subparagraph (B). (b) Section 822(b) is amended— (1) by striking out "nursing, medicine, and public health," in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "nursing and public health, schools of medicine which received grants or contracts under this subsection prior to October 1, 1985,"; (2) by inserting "and nurse midwives" before the period in the first sentence of paragraph (1); (3) by inserting "or nurse midwife" after "practitioner" in paragraph (3); and (4) by inserting "or in a public health care facility" before "for a period" in paragraph (3). (c) Section 822(c) is amended— (1) by striking out "training" and inserting in lieu thereof "education"; and (2) by inserting "and nurse midwives" after "nurse practitioners". (d) Section 822 is further amended by striking out subsection (d) and by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (e) Section 822(d) (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amended to read as follows: "(d) For payments under grants and contracts under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988.". (f) The heading for section 822 is amended to read as follows:

99 STAT. 395

42 USC 296m.

NURSE PRACTITIONER AND NURSE MIDWIFE PROGRAMS TRAINEESHIPS FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSES

SEC. 6, (a) Paragraph (1) of section 830(a) is amended to read as follows: "(1)(A) The Secretary may make grants to public or nonprofit private schools of nursing and public health, public or nonprofit private hospitals, and other public or nonprofit private entities to cover the cost of traineeships for nurses in masters' degree and doctoral degree programs in order to educate such nurses to— "(i) serve in and prepare for practice as nurse practitioners, "(ii) serve in and prepare for practice as nurse administrators, nurse educators, and nurse researchers, or "(iii) serve in and prepare for practice in other professional nursing specialties determined by the Secretary to require advanced education.

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42 USC 297. Grants. Schools and colleges. Hospitals.

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