GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TRAINEESHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS TEACHING PERSONNEL SEC. 769. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated 42 U.S.C. 2950–3 $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, for grants under this section. (b) The Secretary may make grants under this section. to public and nonprofit private schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, podiatry, optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine (as such schools are defined in section 724) for training (at such schools or elsewhere), and traineeships and fellowships for the advanced training, of individuals to enable them to teach, or improve their teaching skills, in the medical, dental, osteopathic, podiatric, optometric, pharmaceutical, or veterinary medicine. fields. (c) Not less than 75 per centum of any grant under this section to any school shall be used by the school for traineeships and fellowships. GRANTS FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY HEALTH CARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS SEC. 769A. There are authorized to be appropriated 42 U.S.C 29504 $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $10,000.000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, for grants by the Secretary to public or nonprofit private schools, agencies, organizations, or institutions, and combinations thereof, to (1) plan and develop free-standing or universitybased computer laboratories which would establish computer-based systems, including compatible languages, standard terminologies, communication networks, and decisionmaking strategies, to enable the utilization of modern computer technologies by physicians and other health personnel in the provision of health services and in the processing of biomedical information relating to the provision of such services; and (2) research through computer technology the functions performed by physicians to determine which functions could be appropriately transferred and performed by other appropriately trained personnel. GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 769B. (a) No grant may be made under sections 42 U.S.C. 2956–5 767, 769, and 769A unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such 42 U.S.C. 295f application shall be in such form, submitted in such manner, and contain such information, as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. (b) Payments by recipients of grants under sections 767 and 769A for (1) traineeships shall be limited to such amounts as the Secretary finds necessary to cover the cost of tuition and fees of, and stipends and allowances (including travel and subsistence expenses and dependency allowances) for, the trainees; and (2) fellowships shall be limited to such amounts as the Secretary finds necessary to cover the cost of advanced study by, and stipends and allowances (including travel and subsistence expenses and dependency allowances) for, the fellows. (c) The amount of any grant under sections 767, 769, or 769A shall be determined by the Secretary. Payments under such grants may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and at such intervals and on such conditions, as the Secretary finds necessary. PART E-GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO IMPROVE THE CAPITATION GRANTS SEC. 770. (a) GRANT COMPUTATION.-The Secretary shall make annual grants to schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry for the support of the education programs of such schools. The amount of the annual grant to each such school with an approved application shall be computed for each fiscal year as follows: (1) Each school of medicine (other than a twoyear school of medicine), osteopathy, and dentistry shall receive (A) in the case of full-time students enrolled in such school in such year in a training program which is more than three years, $2,500 for each such first-, second-, and third-year student and $4,000 for each such student who will graduate from such school in such year; (B) in the case of full-time students enrolled in such school in such year in a training program which is not more than three years, $2,500 for each such student enrolled and $6,000 for each such student who will graduate from such school in such year: (C) in the case of full-time students enrolled in such school in such year in a training pro gram which is designed to permit such students to complete, within six years after completing secondary school, the requirements for the degree of doctor of medicíne, $2,500 for each such student enrolled in such year in the last three years of such program and $6,000 for each such student who will graduate from such school in such year, and for purposes of subsections (d) and (f), a student enrolled in the first year of the last three years of such school's medical training program shall be considered a first-year student; (D) $1,000 for each student who is enrolled in such year on a full-time basis in a program of such school for the training of physicians' assistants or dental therapists; and (E) $1,000 for each enrollment bonus student (as determined under subsection (d)) enrolled in such school in such year. (2) Each two-year school of medicine shall receive (A) $2,500 for each full-time student enrolled in such school in such year in the last two years of the training program of such school; (B) $1,000 for each enrollment bonus student enrolled in such school in such year in such last two years; and (C) $1,000 for each student who is enrolled in such year on a full-time basis in a program of such school for the training of physicians' assistants. For purposes of subsections (d) and (f), a student enrolled in the first year of the last two years of such school's medical training program shall be considered a firstyear student. (3) Each school of veterinary medicine shall receive $1,750 for each full-time student, and $700 for each enrollment bonus student, enrolled in such school in such year. (4) Each school of optometry shall receive $800 for each full-time student, and $320 for each enrollment bonus student, enrolled in such school in such year. (5) Each school of pharmacy (other than a school of pharmacy with a course of study of more than four years) shall receive $800 for each full-time student, and $320 for each enrollment bonus student, enrolled in such school in such year. Each school of pharmacy with a course of study of more than four years shall receive $800 for each full-time student enrolled in the last four years of such school and $320 for each enrollment bonus student enrolled in the last four years of such school. For purposes of subsections (d) and (f), a student enrolled in the first year of the last four years of such school shall be considered a first-year student. (6) Each school of podiatry shall receive $800 for each full-time student, and $320 for each enrollment bonus student, enrolled in such school in such year. That part of a grant to any school which is computed under this subsection on the number of enrollment bonus students enrolled in such school may not exceed $150,000 for each class in which such students are enrolled. (b) SMALL MEDICAL, OSTEOPATHIC, AND DENTAL SCHOOLS.-If the first fiscal year (beginning after June 30, 1971) in which any school of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry receives a grant under subsection (a) is a fiscal year in which the number of first-year students enrolled in such school is not more than 50, then, in such year, and in the succeeding fiscal year, the amount of the grant payable to such school under subsection (a) shall be increased by $50,000. (c) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.-If the total of the grants to be made under this section for any fiscal year (1) to schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry with approved applications exceeds the amounts appropriated under subsection (j) (1) for such grants, or (2) to schools of veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry with approved applications exceeds the amounts appropriated under subsection (j) (2) for such grants, the amount of the grant for that fiscal year to each such school shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount determined for the school for that fiscal year under the applicable provisions of subsections (a) and (b) as the total of the amounts appropriated for that year under subsection (j) (1) or (j) (2), as the case may be, bears to the amount required to make grants in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) to each school referred to in clause (1) or (2), as the case may be. (d) ENROLLMENT BONUS STUDENT DEFINED.-For purposes of subsection (a), a full-time student enrolled for any school year in a school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, or podiatry (other than a student enrolled in a program of such school for the training of physician's assistants or dental therapists and a student for whom a grant is made under section 771) shall be considered to be an enrollment bonus student if (1) he enrolled in such school as a first-year student for a school year beginning after June 30, 1971; and (2) the size of the class of first-year students which enrolled in such school for such school year met the applicable requirement of subsection (e) (1) (A) or (e) (2) (A), and the application of such school for a grant under this section for the fiscal year in which such school year began met the applicable requirement of subsection (e) (1) (B) or (e) (2) (B). Any student who is considered to be an enrollment bonus student for the school year for which he enrolled as a first-year student in a school shall be considered to be an enrollment bonus student for each school year thereafter for which he is enrolled in such school. (e) CLASS SIZE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BONUS ENROLLMENT STUDENTS. (1) SCHOOL YEAR 1971-1972.-If the school year for which a class enrolled as a class of first-year students in a school was the first school year beginning after June 30, 1971 (A) the number of students who enrolled in such class for such school year must exceed the number of first-year students who enrolled in such school for the preceding school year by 5 per centum of such number or by five students, whichever is greater; and (B) the application of such school for a grant under this section in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, must contain or be supported by reasonable assurances that, for the first school year beginning after June 30, 1972 and for each school year thereafter, the number of students enrolled in such school as a class of first-year students will not be less than a number equal to the sum of (i) the minimum enrollment of first-year students required under subparagraph (A): and (ii) 10 per centum of the number of firstyear students enrolled for the first school year beginning after June 30, 1970, if such number was not more than 100, or, if such number was more than 100, 5 per centum of such number or ten students, whichever is greater. (2) SCHOOL YEARS AFTER SCHOOL YEAR 1971-1972.— If the school year for which a class enrolled as a class of first-year students in a school was any school year beginning after June 30, 1972 (A) the number of students who enrolled in such class for such school year (i) if such school has not previously received grant for bonus enrollment students, must be not less than the sum of (I) the minimum number of first-year 88-065 - 73 16 (Vol. 1) |