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[CITE: 42USC11292]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER 118--ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH
 
                  SUBCHAPTER V--EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
 
Sec. 11292. Education of public, individuals with Alzheimer's 
        disease and their families, and health and long-term care 
        providers
        

(a) Training models grants

                             (1) Grants

        The Director of the National Institute on Aging may award grants 
    to eligible entities to assist the entities in developing and 
    evaluating model training programs--
            (A) for--
                (i) health care professionals, including mental health 
            professionals;
                (ii) health care paraprofessionals;
                (iii) personnel, including information and referral, 
            case management, and in-home services personnel (including 
            personnel receiving support under the Older Americans Act of 
            1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.)), providing supportive 
            services to the elderly and the families of the elderly;
                (iv) family caregivers providing care and treatment for 
            individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; 
            and
                (v) personnel of local organizations (including 
            community groups, business and labor groups, and religious, 
            educational, and charitable organizations) that have 
            traditionally not been involved in planning and developing 
            long-term care services; and

            (B) with attention to such variables as--
                (i) curricula development for training and continuing 
            education programs;
                (ii) care setting; and
                (iii) intervention technique.

                         (2) Eligible entity

        To be eligible to receive grants under this subsection, an 
    entity shall be--
            (A) an educational institution providing training and 
        education in medicine, psychology, nursing, social work, 
        gerontology, or health care administration;
            (B) an educational institution providing preparatory 
        training and education of personnel for nursing homes, 
        hospitals, and home or community settings; or
            (C) an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center described in 
        section 285e-2(a) of this title.

(b) Educational grants

    The Director of the National Institute on Aging is authorized to 
make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist such 
entities in establishing programs, for educating health care providers 
and the families of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related 
disorders, regarding--
        (1) caring for individuals with such diseases or disorders; and
        (2) the availability in the community of public and private 
    sources of assistance, including financial assistance, for caring 
    for such individuals.

(c) Award of grants

    In awarding grants under this section, the Director of the National 
Institute on Aging shall--
        (1) award the grants on the basis of merit;
        (2) award the grants in a manner that will ensure access to the 
    programs described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section by 
    rural, minority, and underserved populations throughout the country; 
    and
        (3) ensure that the grants are distributed among the principal 
    geographic regions of the United States.

(d) Application

    To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity 
shall submit an application to the Director of the National Institute on 
Aging at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by 
such information, as the Director may reasonably require, including, at 
a minimum, an assurance that the entity will coordinate programs 
provided under this section with the State agency designated under 
section 305(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [42 U.S.C. 
3025(a)(1)], in the State in which the entity will provide such 
programs.

(e) Coordination

    The Director of the National Institute on Aging shall coordinate the 
award of grants under this section with the heads of other appropriate 
agencies, including the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging.

(Pub. L. 99-660, title IX, Sec. 962, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3814; Pub. 
L. 102-507, Sec. 8(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3286.)

                       References in Text

    The Older Americans Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. 
(a)(1)(A)(iii), is Pub. L. 89-73, July 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 218, as 
amended, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (Sec. 3001 et seq.) 
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 3001 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-507 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``The Director of the National Institute on 
Aging, through centers supported under section 285e-2 of this title, 
professional associations, and continuing education programs, shall 
conduct education and information dissemination activities concerning 
the special problems of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their 
families. Such activities shall be designed to enhance the understanding 
of such problems by individuals who provide care for individuals with 
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including physicians, nurses, 
psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, nursing home 
administrators, nurses, and health care aides.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 11294 of this title.
