Burket, Dr. Lester, dean, Dental School, University of Pennsylvania, on Dacso, Michael M., M.D., dean, Institute of Health Sciences, Hunter Hamilton, Dr. Stuart, president, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn., Javits, Hon. Jacob K., a U.S. Senator from the State of New York....... Olden, Richard, chairman, Committee on Legislation, The American Page 183 220 116 134 147 114 216 214 215 209 193 Prepared statement__ 195 Spraberry, Mrs. Mary Nell, chairman, Government Liaison Committee, 151 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Articles, publications, etc.: "Allied Health Personnel," a report on their use in the Military "Section V-Educational Programs in Areas Allied with Medicine, Communications to: Burdick, Hon. Quentin N., a U.S. Senator from the State of North 85 137 257 199 75 293 Communications to- -Continued Langen, Hon. Odin, House of Representatives, Cannon Building, Tiebel, Harriet, OTR Executive Director, New York, N. Y., May Page 254 254 Williamson, Kenneth, deputy director, American Hospital Asso- 253 HEALTH TRAINING IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1970 TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1970 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee convened at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 4232, New Senate Office Building, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Yarborough (presiding), Cranston, Javits and Saxbe. Committee Staff present: John S. Forsythe, general counsel; James Babin, professional staff member; and Jay B. Cutler, minority counsel to the subcommittee. The CHAIRMAN. The Subcommittee on Health will come to order I have called these important hearings to consider S. 3586, the "Health Training Improvement Act of 1970," and related bills. My bill amends title VII of the Public Health Service Act to improve the program relating to training of personnel in the allied health professions, such as radiologic technicians, medical and laboratory technicians, dental assistants, physicians assistants, environmental aides, biomedical equipment technicians, air pollution technicians, child health associates, dieticians, and 200 other specialists who assist physicians in the practice of medical science. I order the bills and other pertinent material printed in the record at this point. (The bills, section-by-section analysis and departmental reports follows:) 91ST CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3586 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 12 (legislative day, MARCH 11), 1970 Mr. YARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. CRANSTON, Mr. EAGLETON, Mr. HART, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. MONDALE, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PASTORE, Mr. PELL, Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. SPONG, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish eligibility of new schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, pharmacy, optometry, veterinary medicine, and podiatry for institutional grants under section 771 thereof, to extend and improve the program relating to training of personnel in the allied health professions, and for other purposes. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Health Train 5 ing Improvement Act of 1970". |