(ii) Improving coordination between programs for the education or training of allied health personnel, both within institutions and among cooperating institutions; (iii) Implementing training programs for specific groups, such as returning veterans, disadvantaged persons, minorities, the handicapped, persons with limited English speaking ability, and persons re-entering an allied health field; (iv) Expanding enrollment in allied health training programs in fields in which there is a documented need for allied health personnel; or (v) Establishing allied health training programs in the area served by the institution if there is a documented need for the program or a documented allied health manpower shortage. (3) Projects to plan, develop, demonstrate, operate, and evaluate programs to establish career ladders or improved programs for practicing allied health personnel which: (i) Establish a system for career advancement for allied health personnel at the place of employment, such as structured work experiences to enable them to advance their job levels and responsibilities within their fields, or (ii) Provide college education, on a full or part-time basis, for presently employed allied health personnel which will enable them to advance within their fields. (b) The following projects are ineligible for funding under this subpart: (1) Projects which provide inservice training, which is training offered by an entity principally for the employees of that entity, and (2) Projects which provide continuing education, which is training needed by persons currently employed in a field of allied health to maintain competency at the current entry level. $58.407 Project requirements. A project supported under this subpart must be conducted in accordance with the following requirements: (a) Each program must have a program director who is responsible for the conduct of the program and has been approved by the Secretary. (b) In the case of projects described in §58.406(a)(2) and (3), the grantee must complete the followingtin development activities els year: Icon (1) The selection and appogra key staff; рга (2) The development of the In lum and courses, where appltgun (3) Acquisition of additions tha other resources necessary inte ment the program. § 58.408 How will applications uated? The Secretary will decide or plications to approve by among other factors: (a) The potential effectivenes proposed project in carrying purposes of section 796 of the Ar (b) The degree to which the p project adequately provides project requirements set in § 58.407; th (c) The administrative and më ment ability of the applicant out the proposed project in a cont tive manner; (d) The potential of the pr continue on a self-sustainin after the period of grant supper (e) The adequacy of the staff ulty. The Secretary will award grants the limits of funds available approved applicants whose projectan best promote the purposes of 796 of the Act. At least fifty per the funds appropriated for these will be reserved for award to centers for allied health profess defined in § 58.402. § 58.409 How long does grant last? (a) The notice of grant award fies how long the Secretary inte support the project without re the project to recompete for This period, called the project will not exceed three years. length of support, including. may not exceed five years. (b) Generally, the grant « be funded for one year ar continuation awards w one year at a time. submit a separate & the support conting quent year. Decisi awards and the funding levse awards will be made after erion of factors such as the progress and management and the availability of funds. ses, continuation awards retermination by the Secretary inued funding is in the best f the Federal Government. her the approval of any applir the award of any grant combligates the Federal Governany way to make any addiyupplemental, continuation or ard with respect to any apoplication or portion of an application. balance of federally obligated ads remaining unobligated by tee at the end of a budget pebe carried forward to the next eriod, for use as prescribed by etary, provided a continuation made. If at any time during a period it becomes apparent to etary that the amount of Fedds awarded and available to the for that period, including any ated balance carried forward ior periods, exceeds the grantds for the period, the Secreta just the amounts awarded ding the excess. A budge San interval of time (usual *) into which the project www.ded for funding and rep the For what purposes ds be spent? grantee shall only spec dives under this subpart a the approved applic 11 What healthy or a rant may be only if the www and aprons the sti avel 58.412 What additional Department regulations apply to grantees? Several other regulations apply these grants. They include, but limited to: 42 CFR part 50-PHS grant appeab prom 45 CFR part 16-Department gran aproat process 45 CFR part 74-Administration 8.5761 45 CFR part 80–Nondiscrimin programs receiving Perma through the Departam title VI of the Civi Rata an. 1) 45 CFR part 81-Practor att. 200 hearings under parts & 45 CFR part 88-Need basis of sex in the att uals to training presen 45 CFR part 84-Nadam basis of handies 1 programs 45 CFR part 8 basis of cation prom 45 CFR s bests grant funds зcord n and ation, grant › speci74, and d grant 18 or for $58.501 To what programs do these regulations apply? These regulations apply to grants to colleges, universities, and other public or private nonprofit entities under section 797 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295h-6) to provide funds for traineeships for the advanced training of allied health personnel to: (a) Teach in allied health training programs, or (b) Serve in administrative or supervisory capacities. § 58.502 Definitions. Act means the Public Health Service Act. Allied Health Advanced Traineeship program means a program of advanced training of at least one academic year in length providing a master's or other higher degree which qualifies the trainee to serve as a teacher, administrator, or supervisor in allied health fields. Allied health personnel means individuals with at least one academic year of post-secondary training, including clinical training, in a field which qualifies them to: (a) Support, complement, or supplement physicians, dentists, and other health professionals in the delivery of health care to patients, or (b) Assist environmental engineers in environmental health control and preventive medicine activities. Allied Health Training Institute program means a program of advanced training, to improve the capability of allied health personnel to serve in teaching, administrative, or supervisory capacities, which is at least two and one-half days but less than one academic year in length. College or university means a public or private nonprofit educational institution which is accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for this purpose by the Secretary of Education. National of the United States means: (1) A citizen of the United States or (2) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States (as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22), the Immigration and Nationality Act). Nonprofit private entity means an entity no part of the net earnings of which inures or may lawfully inure to catio for e Trainee means a student whoard ceiving a traineeship from & fund under these regulations. $58.503 Who is eligible to apply grant? (a) Allied Health Traineeship. Any accredited colle university is eligible to apply iftty cated in a State and provides or to provide a graduate level A Health Advanced Training program (b) Allied Health Training Inst Any public or nonprofit private a is eligible to apply for a grant !!! located in a State and provides able to provide an Allied Health Th ing Institute program. $58.504 [Reserved] § 58.505 How will applications be uated? The Secretary will decide which plications to approve by considers among other factors: (a) The administrative and man ment ability of the applicant to c out the proposed project in a cost fective manner; (b) The relative need for the progra and (c) The adequacy of the staff and ulty. The Secretary will award grants with the limits of funds available to th approved applicants whose projects L best promote the purposes of section 797 of the Act. $58.506 How long does grant suppor last? (a) The notice of grant award spec fies how long the Secretary intends support the project without requirin oth the ject to recompete for funds. riod, called the project period, t exceed three years for an Alealth Advanced Traineeship nd may not exceed one year for ed Health Training Institute For Allied Health Advanced ship grants, generally the grant itially be funded for one year ibsequent continuation awards 130 be for one year at a time. A e must submit a separate applito have the support continued h subsequent year. Decisions reg continuation awards and the g levels of these awards will be after consideration of factors as the grantee's progress and gement practices, and the availy of funds. In all cases, continuawards require a determination e Secretary that continued fundin the best interest of the FedGovernment. Neither the approval of any applien nor the award of any grant comor obligates the Federal Governin any way to make any addil, supplemental, continuation, or Ir award with respect to any aped application or portion of an aped application. Any balance of federally obligated it funds remaining unobligated by grantee at the end of a budget pemay be carried forward to the next get period, for use as prescribed by Secretary, provided a continuation rd is made. If at any time during a get period it becomes apparent to Secretary that the amount of Fedl funds awarded and available to the ntee for that period, including any obligated balance carried forward m prior periods, exceeds the grants needs for the period, the Secretary y adjust the amounts awarded by thdrawing the excess. A budget peod is an interval of time (usually 12 onths) into which the project period divided for funding and reporting irposes. 58.507 How is the amount of the award determined? The amount of the award to the Tantee will be based on the Secetary's estimate of the sum necessary (1) Tuition and fees in accordance with the established rates of the institution, except as limited by the Secretary. (2) Stipends, in whatever amount the grantee determines that each trainee needs to pursue the training program, as long as that amount does not exceed the limits established by the Secretary. (3) Transportation allowances on an individual basis when prior approval has been obtained from the Secretary in the circumstances described in paragraph (b) of this section. (b) For Allied Health Advanced Traineeship grants: (1) In cases of extreme need, the grantee may pay a trainee an allowance from grant funds for travel from his or her residence to the training site. (2) The grantee may pay a trainee an allowance from grant funds for travel to field training if the site is beyond a reasonable commuting distance and requires the trainee to establish a temporary new residence. However, the grantee may not pay an allowanc daily commuting from the new residence to the field traini quarters. (3) The grantee may pay a t allowance from grant funds fo tic travel to conduct research dissertation requirements. (c) For Allied Health Training Institute programs: (1) The grantee may pay stipends from grant funds only to trainees who must temporarily change their place of residence to attend the training program. (2) The grantee may pay stipends from grant funds only for days of instruction during which the trainee receives a minimum of six hours of formal instruction, except that during the first and last days of the training session the trainee must receive a minimum of three hours during the day. (3) The grantee may not pay stipends from grant funds to a trainee receiving concurrent support for the same training from another Federal source, except education benefits under the Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act. § 58.510 Who is eligible for financial assistance as a trainee? (a) To be eligible for a traineeship, an individual must: (1) Be a national of the United States or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam or a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands; (2) Be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a full-time student in a training program for which these traineeships are available; (3) Not be the program director, financial officer, or the official authorized to represent the grantee institution for the grant application; (4) Not be receiving lecture fees, salary, travel, expenses, or any other form of payment as a member of the grantee training program staff or faculty. (b) For the Allied Health Advanced Traineeship program: (1) Be qualified to practice as one of the following: Clinical Psychologist Dental Assistant Dental Hygienist Dental Laboratory Technician Dietitian1 Medical Assistant 1 Limited to graduates of a coordinated undergraduate program and those persons having completed a clinical dietetic internship or other clinical practicum training acceptable to the Secretary. Medical Record Administrator Medical Technologist? Nuclear Medicine Technologist Primary Care Physician Assistant Respiratory Therapist Speech Pathologist/Audiologist (2) Have a baccalaureate degree; (3) Not be receiving concurrent sup port for the same training from ar other Federal source except education benefits under the Veterans Readjust ment Benefits Act; (4) Not be a full-time Federal em ployee unless on leave without pay. (c) For the Allied Health Training Institute program: Samitar Speech Visica 158.511 trai of t (a) F Trainee (1) T rainee exceed (1) Be qualified to practice as one of the following: Clinical Psychologist Dental Laboratory Technician Medical Assistant Medical Laboratory Technician Nuclear Medicine Technologist Physical Therapist Assistant Respiratory Therapy Technician/Therapist horter where inee Taining 2: tra 2 Limited to persons qualified as medical technologists whether or not employed in specialty area and does not include persons qualified only in a clinical laboratory spe cialty. 3 Limited to graduates of baccalaureste level educational programs or to those who are State registered sanitarians or possess the professional qualifications necessary for registration under any of the State registr tion acts. 4 Includes persons prepared as an opthalmi medical assistant, optometric technician low vision technician, orthoptist, contact lens technician. 5 Same as1. • Same as 2. |