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[CITE: 42USC294c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
               SUBCHAPTER V--HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
 
           Part D--Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages
 
Sec. 294c. Education and training relating to geriatrics


(a) Geriatric education centers

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall award grants or contracts under this section 
    to entities described in paragraphs \1\ (1), (3), or (4) of section 
    295p of this title, and section 298b(2) \2\ of this title, for the 
    establishment or operation of geriatric education centers.
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                          (2) Requirements

        A geriatric education center is a program that--
            (A) improves the training of health professionals in 
        geriatrics, including geriatric residencies, traineeships, or 
        fellowships;
            (B) develops and disseminates curricula relating to the 
        treatment of the health problems of elderly individuals;
            (C) supports the training and retraining of faculty to 
        provide instruction in geriatrics;
            (D) supports continuing education of health professionals 
        who provide geriatric care; and
            (E) provides students with clinical training in geriatrics 
        in nursing homes, chronic and acute disease hospitals, 
        ambulatory care centers, and senior centers.

(b) Geriatric training regarding physicians and dentists

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, 
    schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching 
    hospitals, and graduate medical education programs, for the purpose 
    of providing support (including residencies, traineeships, and 
    fellowships) for geriatric training projects to train physicians, 
    dentists and behavioral and mental health professionals who plan to 
    teach geriatric medicine, geriatric behavioral or mental health, or 
    geriatric dentistry.

                          (2) Requirements

        Each project for which a grant or contract is made under this 
    subsection shall--
            (A) be staffed by full-time teaching physicians who have 
        experience or training in geriatric medicine or geriatric 
        behavioral or mental health;
            (B) be staffed, or enter into an agreement with an 
        institution staffed by full-time or part-time teaching dentists 
        who have experience or training in geriatric dentistry;
            (C) be staffed, or enter into an agreement with an 
        institution staffed by full-time or part-time teaching 
        behavioral mental health professionals who have experience or 
        training in geriatric behavioral or mental health;
            (D) be based in a graduate medical education program in 
        internal medicine or family medicine or in a department of 
        geriatrics or behavioral or mental health;
            (E) provide training in geriatrics and exposure to the 
        physical and mental disabilities of elderly individuals through 
        a variety of service rotations, such as geriatric consultation 
        services, acute care services, dental services, geriatric 
        behavioral or mental health units, day and home care programs, 
        rehabilitation services, extended care facilities, geriatric 
        ambulatory care and comprehensive evaluation units, and 
        community care programs for elderly mentally retarded 
        individuals; and
            (F) provide training in geriatrics through one or both of 
        the training options described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
        paragraph (3).

                        (3) Training options

        The training options referred to in subparagraph (F) of 
    paragraph (2) shall be as follows:
            (A) A 1-year retraining program in geriatrics for--
                (i) physicians who are faculty members in departments of 
            internal medicine, family medicine, gynecology, geriatrics, 
            and behavioral or mental health at schools of medicine and 
            osteopathic medicine;
                (ii) dentists who are faculty members at schools of 
            dentistry or at hospital departments of dentistry; and
                (iii) behavioral or mental health professionals who are 
            faculty members in departments of behavioral or mental 
            health; and

            (B) A 2-year internal medicine or family medicine fellowship 
        program providing emphasis in geriatrics, which shall be 
        designed to provide training in clinical geriatrics and 
        geriatrics research for--
                (i) physicians who have completed graduate medical 
            education programs in internal medicine, family medicine, 
            behavioral or mental health, neurology, gynecology, or 
            rehabilitation medicine;
                (ii) dentists who have demonstrated a commitment to an 
            academic career and who have completed postdoctoral dental 
            training, including postdoctoral dental education programs 
            or who have relevant advanced training or experience; and
                (iii) behavioral or mental health professionals who have 
            completed graduate medical education programs in behavioral 
            or mental health.

                           (4) Definitions

        For purposes of this subsection:
            (A) The term ``graduate medical education program'' means a 
        program sponsored by a school of medicine, a school of 
        osteopathic medicine, a hospital, or a public or private 
        institution that--
                (i) offers postgraduate medical training in the 
            specialties and subspecialties of medicine; and
                (ii) has been accredited by the Accreditation Council 
            for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic 
            Association through its Committee on Postdoctoral Training.

            (B) The term ``post-doctoral dental education program'' 
        means a program sponsored by a school of dentistry, a hospital, 
        or a public or private institution that--
                (i) offers post-doctoral training in the specialties of 
            dentistry, advanced education in general dentistry, or a 
            dental general practice residency; and
                (ii) has been accredited by the Commission on Dental 
            Accreditation.

(c) Geriatric faculty fellowships

                    (1) Establishment of program

        The Secretary shall establish a program to provide Geriatric 
    Academic Career Awards to eligible individuals to promote the career 
    development of such individuals as academic geriatricians.

                      (2) Eligible individuals

        To be eligible to receive an Award under paragraph (1), an 
    individual shall--
            (A) be board certified or board eligible in internal 
        medicine, family practice, or psychiatry;
            (B) have completed an approved fellowship program in 
        geriatrics; and
            (C) have a junior faculty appointment at an accredited (as 
        determined by the Secretary) school of medicine or osteopathic 
        medicine.

                           (3) Limitations

        No Award under paragraph (1) may be made to an eligible 
    individual unless the individual--
            (A) has submitted to the Secretary an application, at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may require, and the Secretary has approved such 
        application; and
            (B) provides, in such form and manner as the Secretary may 
        require, assurances that the individual will meet the service 
        requirement described in subsection (e) \3\.
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                         (4) Amount and term

        (A) Amount

            The amount of an Award under this section shall equal 
        $50,000 for fiscal year 1998, adjusted for subsequent fiscal 
        years to reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index.

        (B) Term

            The term of any Award made under this subsection shall not 
        exceed 5 years.

                       (5) Service requirement

        An individual who receives an Award under this subsection shall 
    provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of 
    interdisciplinary teams of health care professionals. The provision 
    of such training shall constitute at least 75 percent of the 
    obligations of such individual under the Award.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, Sec. 753, as added Pub. L. 105-392, 
title I, Sec. 103, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3544.)

                       References in Text

    Section 298b(2) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was 
repealed by Pub. L. 105-392, title I, Sec. 123(1), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 
Stat. 3562. See section 296(2) of this title.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 294c, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 765, as added Pub. L. 102-408, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 
106 Stat. 2047, authorized appropriations for purpose of carrying out 
subpart I of this part, prior to the general amendment of this part by 
Pub. L. 105-392.
    Another prior section 294c, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 730, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94-484, title IV, 
Sec. 401(b)(3), 90 Stat. 2258, related to sources of funds for eligible 
student loans, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. 
L. 102-408. See section 292c of this title.
    Another prior section 294c, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 743, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88-129, Sec. 2(b), 77 Stat. 
172; amended Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-290, Sec. 4(d), 79 Stat. 1057; 
Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89-751, Sec. 5(c)(2), (3), 80 Stat. 1233; Aug. 16, 
1968, Pub. L. 90-490, title I, Sec. 121(c), 82 Stat. 778; July 9, 1971, 
Pub. L. 92-52, Sec. 1(b), 85 Stat. 144; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92-157, 
title I, Sec. 105(e)(2), (f)(2), 85 Stat. 451; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 
94-484, title IV, Secs. 405, 406(e), 90 Stat. 2267, 2268, which related 
to the distribution of assets from loan funds, was transferred to 
section 294p of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 294f, 294g of this title.
