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 99 STAT. 526

PUBLIC LAW 99-129—OCT. 22, 1985 tions for programs for the training of physician assistants. Such regulations shall, as a minimum, require that such a program— "(i) extend for at least one academic year and consist of— "(I) supervised clinical practice, and "(II) at least four months (in the aggregate) of classroom instruction, directed toward preparing students to deliver health care; "(ii) have an enrollment of not less than eight students; and "(iii) train students in primary care, disease prevention, health promotion, geriatric medicine, and home health care.". SCHOOLS OF ALLIED HEALTH

42 USC 292a.

SEC. 203. (a) Section 701(10) is amended— (1) by inserting "college," before "junior college,"; and (2) by striking out "in a discipline of allied health leading to a baccalaureate or associate degree (or an equivalent degree of either) or to a more advanced degree" in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof "to enable individuals to become allied health professionals or to provide additional training for allied health professionals". (b) Section 701 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(13) The term 'allied health professional' means an individual— "(A) who has received a certificate, an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, a masters' degree, a doctoral degree, or postbaccalaureate training, in a science relating to health care; "(B) who shares in the responsibility for the delivery of health care services or related services, including— "(i) services relating to the identification, evaluation, and prevention of diseases and disorders; "(ii) dietary and nutrition services; "(iii) health promotion services; "(iv) rehabilitation services; or "(v) health systems management services; and "(C) who has not received a degree of doctor of medicine, a degree of doctor of osteopathy, a degree of doctor of dentistry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of podiatry or an equivalent degree, a degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in public health or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of chiropractic or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in health administration or an equivalent degree, or a doctoral degree in clinical psychology or an equivalent degree.". GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

SEC. 204. (a) Section 701 (as amended by section 203(b) of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

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