(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘or (K)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(K), or (P)’’. 
(e) EXCEPTION TO LIMITS ON PHYSICIAN REFER-
RALS.—Section 1877(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395nn(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) GERIATRIC ASSESSMENTS.—In the case of 
a designated health service, if the designated health 
service is a geriatric assessment (as defined in sec-
tion 1861(hhh)(1)) and furnished by a physician.’’. 
(f) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall define such terms, establish such 
procedures, and promulgate such regulations as the Sec-
retary determines necessary to implement the amend-
ments made by, and the provisions of, this section, includ-
ing the establishment of additional domains under sub-
section (hhh)(1)(A)(iv) of section 1861 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as added by subsection (b). In promulgating such 
regulations, the Secretary shall consult with physicians, 
physician groups and organizations, other health care pro-
fessional groups and organizations representing individ-
uals with chronic conditions and older adults. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to assessments furnished on or 
after January 1, 2010. 
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SEC. 112. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CHRONIC CARE MAN-
AGEMENT AND COORDINATION SERVICES. 
(a) PART B COVERAGE OF CHRONIC CARE MANAGE-
MENT AND COORDINATION SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as 
amended by section 111(a)(1), is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (EE), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (FF), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(GG) chronic care management and coordina-
tion services (as defined in subsection (jjj));’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Clauses 
(i) and (ii) of section 1861(s)(2)(K) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(K)), as amended 
by section 111(a)(2), are each amended by striking 
‘‘subsections (ww)(1) and (hhh)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (ww)(1), (hhh)(1), and (jjj)(1)’’. 
(B) Section 1862(a)(7) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)), as amended by section 
111(d), 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
1861(s)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2)(GG) 
and (10) of section 1861(s)’’. 
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(b) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—Section 1861 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended by sec-
tion 111(b), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘Chronic Care Management and Coordination Services; 
Chronic Care Manager; Chronic Care Eligible Individual 
‘‘(jjj)(1) The term ‘chronic care management and co-
ordination services’ means services that are furnished to 
a chronic care eligible individual (as defined in paragraph 
(3)) by, or under the supervision of, a single chronic care 
manager (as defined in paragraph (2)) chosen by the 
chronic care eligible individual, a caregiver designated by 
the individual in writing, or a representative authorized 
to make decisions on the individual’s behalf, under a plan 
of care prescribed by such chronic care manager for the 
purpose of chronic care coordination, including dementia 
as appropriate, which may include any of the following 
services: 
‘‘(A) The development of an initial plan of care 
(based on the results of a geriatric assessment, as 
defined in subsection (hhh)), and subsequent appro-
priate revisions to that plan of care. 
‘‘(B) The management of, and referral for, 
medical and other health services, including inter-
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disciplinary care conferences and management with 
other providers. 
‘‘(C) The monitoring and management of medi-
cations. 
‘‘(D) Patient education and counseling services. 
‘‘(E) Family caregiver education and counseling 
services, including preventive care consistent with 
the patient’s condition. 
‘‘(F) 
Self-management 
services, 
including 
health education and risk appraisal to identify be-
havioral risk factors through self-assessment. 
‘‘(G) Providing access for individuals, and care-
givers or authorized representatives as appropriate, 
by telephone and e-mail to physicians or other ap-
propriate health care professionals, including 24- 
hour availability of such professionals for after hours 
consultation. 
‘‘(H) Coordination with the principal nonprofes-
sional caregiver in the home. 
‘‘(I) Managing and facilitating transitions that 
occur among health care professionals and across 
settings of care, including the following: 
‘‘(i) Pursuing the treatment option elected 
by the individual. 
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‘‘(ii) Including any advance directive exe-
cuted by the individual in the medical file of the 
individual. 
‘‘(J) Information about pain management and 
palliative care. 
‘‘(K) Information about, and referral to, hos-
pice care, including patient and family caregiver 
education and counseling about hospice care, and fa-
cilitating transition to hospice care when elected. 
‘‘(L) Information about, referral to, and coordi-
nation with, community resources. 
‘‘(M) Such additional services for which pay-
ment would not otherwise be made under this title 
that the Secretary may specify that encourage the 
receipt of, or improve the effectiveness of, the serv-
ices described in the preceding subparagraphs. 
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘chronic care manager’ means an individual or entity 
that— 
‘‘(i) is— 
‘‘(I) a physician; 
‘‘(II) a practitioner described in clause (i) 
or (iv) of section 1842(b)(18)(C); or 
‘‘(III) any other provider that meets such 
conditions as the Secretary may specify; 
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‘‘(ii) has entered into a chronic care manage-
ment and coordination agreement with the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(iii) is working in collaboration with, or under 
the supervision of, as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) the physician, practitioner, or other 
provider who completed the geriatric assessment 
of the individual; or 
‘‘(II) a physician, practitioner, or other 
provider to whom the individual’s care was 
transferred by the physician, practitioner, or 
other provider who performed the geriatric as-
sessment. 
‘‘(B)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), each 
chronic care management and coordination agreement 
shall meet the requirements described in subparagraph 
(C) and shall— 
‘‘(I) subject to clause (ii), be entered into for a 
period of 3 years and may be renewed if the Sec-
retary is satisfied that the chronic care manager 
continues to meet such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require; and 
‘‘(II) contain such other terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(ii) Each chronic care management and coordination 
agreement shall provide for the termination of such agree-
ment prior to such 3-year period in the case where the 
chronic care manager— 
‘‘(I) is no longer able to provide chronic care 
services; or 
‘‘(II) does not meet such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(C)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the requirements of this 
subparagraph are met if the agreement requires the chron-
ic care manager to perform, or provide for the perform-
ance of, the following services: 
‘‘(I) Advocating for, and providing ongoing sup-
port, oversight, and guidance with respect to the im-
plementation of a plan of care that provides an inte-
grated, coherent, and cross-disciplined plan for ongo-
ing medical care that is developed in partnership 
with the chronic care eligible individual and all other 
physicians and other care providers and agencies (in-
cluding home health agencies) providing care to the 
chronic care eligible individual. 
‘‘(II) Using evidence-based medicine and clin-
ical decision support tools to guide decisionmaking 
at the point of care and on the basis of specific pa-
tient factors. 
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‘‘(III) Using health information technology, in-
cluding, where appropriate, remote monitoring and 
patient registries, to monitor and track the health 
status of patients and to provide patients with en-
hanced and convenient access to health care services. 
‘‘(IV) Encouraging patients to engage in the 
management of their own health through education 
and support systems. 
‘‘(V) Incorporating family caregivers into the 
chronic care planning process. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary may modify the services required 
under the agreement under clause (i), including by requir-
ing different services or services in addition to those de-
scribed in subclauses (I) through (V) of such clause. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall adopt procedures which ex-
empt providers in rural areas from providing 1 or more 
of the services otherwise required to be provided under 
subparagraph (C) or modify such requirements for such 
providers. In establishing such procedures, the Secretary 
shall ensure that such exemptions and modifications do 
not impact the quality of chronic care management and 
coordination services furnished by such providers. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘chron-
ic care eligible individual’ means a geriatric assessment 
eligible individual (as defined in subsection (iii)) who has 
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undergone a geriatric assessment (as defined in subsection 
(hhh)(1)) which determined that the individual would ben-
efit from chronic care management and coordination. 
‘‘(4) Chronic care management and coordination 
services may be furnished in the chronic care eligible indi-
vidual’s home or residence.’’. 
(c) PAYMENT
AND ELIMINATION
OF COST-SHAR-
ING.— 
(1) PAYMENT AND ELIMINATION OF COINSUR-
ANCE.—Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)), as amended by section 
111(c)(1), is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (N), by inserting ‘‘or 
chronic care management and coordination 
services (as defined in section 1861(jjj)(1))’’ 
after ‘‘other than geriatric assessments (as de-
fined in section 1861(hhh)(1))’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(X)’’; and 
(C) by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and (Y) with respect 
to chronic care management and coordination 
services (as defined in section 1861(jjj)(1)), the 
amount paid shall be 100 percent of the lesser 
of the actual charge for the services or the 
amount determined under section 1848(p)’’. 
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(2) PAYMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1848 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4), as 
amended by section 111(c)(2), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(q) PAYMENT FOR CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT 
AND COORDINATION SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish— 
‘‘(i) a payment code (or codes) under 
this section for chronic care management 
and coordination services (as defined in 
paragraph (1) of section 1861(jjj)) fur-
nished to a chronic care eligible individual 
(as defined in paragraph (3) of such sec-
tion) by a chronic care manager (as de-
fined in paragraph (2) of such section); 
and 
‘‘(ii) a payment amount for each such 
code. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
establishing 
payment amounts under subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) take into account— 
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‘‘(I) the amount of work required 
of the chronic care manager in pro-
viding chronic care management and 
coordination services to eligible indi-
viduals; and 
‘‘(II) all of the costs associated 
with providing chronic care manage-
ment and coordination services, in-
cluding labor, supplies, equipment, 
and the costs of health information 
technologies and systems incurred by 
the chronic care manager in providing 
such services; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that such payments are 
for such services furnished during a 30-day 
period; and 
‘‘(iii) ensure that such payments do 
not result in a reduction in payments for 
office visits or other evaluation and man-
agement services that would otherwise be 
allowable. 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE
PAYMENTS
FROM
PAYMENTS 
FOR
GERIATRIC
ASSESSMENTS.—Payments 
for 
chronic care management and coordination services 
shall be made separately from payments for geriatric 
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assessments (as defined in section 1861(hhh)(1)) 
and other services for which payment is made under 
this title.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1848(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–4(j)(3)), as amended by section 
111(c)(2)), is amended by inserting ‘‘(2)(GG),’’ 
after ‘‘(2)(FF),’’. 
(3) ELIMINATION
OF
COINSURANCE
IN
OUT-
PATIENT HOSPITAL SETTINGS.— 
(A) EXCLUSION FROM OPD FEE SCHED-
ULE.—Section 1833(t)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(1)(B)(iv)), as 
amended by section 111(c)(3)(A), is amended 
by striking ‘‘or geriatric assessments (as de-
fined in section 1861(hhh)(1))’’ and inserting 
‘‘geriatric assessments (as defined in section 
1861(hhh)(1)), or chronic care management 
and coordination services (as defined in section 
1861(jjj)(1))’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1833(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(a)(2)), as amended by section 
111(c)(3)(B), is amended— 
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ICES.—In the case of a designated health service, if 
the designated health service is— 
‘‘(A) a geriatric assessment or a chronic 
care management and coordination service (as 
defined in subsections (hhh)(1) or (jjj)(1) of 
section 1861, respectively); and 
‘‘(B) furnished by a physician.’’. 
(e) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall define such terms, establish such 
procedures, and promulgate such regulations as the Sec-
retary determines necessary to implement the amend-
ments made by, and the provisions of, this section. In pro-
mulgating such regulations, the Secretary shall consult 
with physicians, physician groups and organizations, other 
health care professional groups and organizations, and or-
ganizations representing individuals with chronic condi-
tions and older adults. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to chronic care management and 
coordination services furnished on or after January 1, 
2010. 
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SEC. 113. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES REGARDING GERIATRIC 
ASSESSMENTS AND CHRONIC CARE MANAGE-
MENT AND COORDINATION SERVICES UNDER 
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct outreach activities to individuals likely to be eligi-
ble to receive coverage of geriatric assessments (as defined 
in subsection (hhh)(1) of section 1861 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as added by section 111) under the Medicare pro-
gram and individuals likely to be eligible to receive cov-
erage of chronic care management and coordination serv-
ices (as defined in subsection (jjj)(1) of such section 1861, 
as added by section 112) under the Medicare program, 
to inform such individuals about the availability of such 
benefits under the Medicare program. 
SEC. 114. UTILIZATION OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO FUR-
NISH GERIATRIC ASSESSMENTS AND CHRON-
IC CARE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION 
SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1834(m)(4)(F) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(F)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) GERIATRIC
ASSESSMENTS
AND 
CHRONIC
CARE
MANAGEMENT
AND
CO-
ORDINATION
SERVICES.—The term ‘tele-
health service’ shall also include geriatric 
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assessments 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
1861(hhh)(1)) and chronic care manage-
ment and coordination services (as defined 
in section 1861(jjj)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2010. 
SEC. 115. STUDY AND REPORT ON GERIATRIC ASSESS-
MENTS AND CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT 
AND COORDINATION SERVICES UNDER THE 
MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall enter into a contract with an entity to con-
duct a study on— 
(1) the effectiveness of the coverage of geriatric 
assessments and chronic care management and co-
ordination services, including an evaluation of the 
use of interdisciplinary teams in providing such serv-
ices, under the Medicare program (under the amend-
ments made by sections 3 and 4) on improving the 
quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries 
with chronic conditions, including dementia; and 
(2) the impact of such geriatric assessments 
and care coordination services on reducing expendi-
tures under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 
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including reduced expenditures that may result 
from— 
(A) reducing preventable hospital admis-
sions; 
(B) more appropriate use of pharma-
ceuticals; and 
(C) reducing duplicate or unnecessary 
tests. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the entity conducting the study 
under subsection (a) shall submit to Congress and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services a report on the 
study, together with recommendations for such legislation 
or administrative action as such entity determines appro-
priate. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 116. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in the provisions of, or in the amendments 
made by, this subtitle shall be construed as requiring an 
individual to receive a geriatric assessment (as defined in 
section 1861(hhh)(1) of the Social Security Act, as added 
by section 111(b)) or chronic care management and co-
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ordination services (as defined in section 1861(jjj)(1) of 
such Act, as added by section 112(b)). 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT 
SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 
CORPS PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 338H of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs 
(1) through (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2009, $165,000,000; 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2010, $198,000,000; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2011, $231,000,000; 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2012, $264,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2013, $297,000,000; and 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2014, $330,000,000.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) EXPANSION
OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
shall use amounts appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014 under subsection (a), that are in ex-
cess of the amount appropriated under such subsection for 
fiscal year 2009, to address shortages of health profes-
sionals in rural, frontier, and urban underserved areas 
through an expansion of the number of scholarships and 
loan repayments under this subpart to address health 
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workforce shortages in health professional shortage areas 
(as defined in section 332), in medically underserved com-
munities (as defined in section 799B), or with respect to 
medically underserved populations (as defined in section 
330(b)(3)).’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Direc-
tor of the Indian Health Service, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall expand exist-
ing loan repayment programs to emphasize the provision 
of health professions services to facilities that have health 
professional shortages. 
(c) NO TAX IMPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, any amount received under 
a health-related Federal loan repayment program by 
a health professional providing health-related serv-
ices in a Federal medical facility shall not be in-
cluded in the gross income of such professional. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘Federal medical facility’’ means a facility for the 
delivery of health services, and includes— 
(A) a federally qualified health center (as 
defined in section 330A of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c)), a public health 
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center, an outpatient medical facility, or a com-
munity mental health center; 
(B) a hospital, State mental hospital, facil-
ity for long-term care, or rehabilitation facility; 
(C) a migrant health center or an Indian 
Health Service facility; 
(D) a facility for the delivery of health 
services to inmates in a penal or correctional in-
stitution (under section 323 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 250)) or a State correctional institution; 
(E) a Public Health Service medical facil-
ity (used in connection with the delivery of 
health services under section 320, 321, 322, 
324, 325, or 326 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247e, 
248, 249, 251, 252, or 253)); 
(F) a nurse-managed health center; or 
(G) any other Federal medical facility. 
(d) REDUCED LOAN SUPPORT
FOR PART TIME 
PRACTITIONERS.—Section 338C of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
part, the Secretary shall develop procedures to permit pe-
riods of obligated services to be provided on a part-time 
basis (not less than 1,040 hours of such service per year). 
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Such procedures shall prohibit an individual from holding 
other part-time employment while providing such part- 
time obligated services. The Secretary may provide for a 
reduction in the loan repayments provided to individuals 
who provide part-time obligated services under the author-
ity provided under this subsection.’’. 
(e) LOAN SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATING PRECEP-
TORS, MENTORS, AND ATTENDINGS TO SUPERVISE STU-
DENTS AND TRAINEES ON-SITE.—Section 338C of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m), as amended 
by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall develop procedures to permit 
up to 20 percent of the service obligation of an individual 
under this section to be provided by the individual through 
precepting or mentoring activities, or by preparing cur-
riculum, for on-site students and trainees. The procedures 
developed under subsection (e) shall provide for the pro-
portional application of this subsection with respect to in-
dividual providing obligated service on a part-time basis.’’. 
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SEC. 202. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, PHY-
SICIAN ASSISTANT, PHARMACY, BEHAVIORAL 
AND MENTAL HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND 
NURSING STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES TRACK IN AFFILI-
ATED SCHOOLS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart III of part D of 
title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254l et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in the heading by inserting ‘‘, Schol-
arship Program for Medical, Dental, 
Physician Assistant, Pharmacy, Be-
havioral and Mental Health, Public 
Health, and Nursing Students in the 
United States Public Health Sciences 
Track in Affiliated Schools,’’ after 
‘‘Scholarship Program’’; and 
(B) by inserting after section 338A the fol-
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‘‘SEC. 338A–1. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOL-
ARSHIP PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, 
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, PHARMACY, BEHAV-
IORAL 
AND 
MENTAL 
HEALTH, 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH, AND NURSING STUDENTS IN THE 
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES 
TRACK IN AFFILIATED SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to be known as the National Health 
Service Corps Scholarship Program for Medical, 
Dental, Physician Assistant, Pharmacy, Behavioral 
and Mental Health, Public Health, and Nursing Stu-
dents in the United States Public Health Sciences 
Track in Affiliated Schools (in this section referred 
to as the ‘U.S. Public Health Sciences Track Schol-
arship Program’) to ensure, with respect to the pro-
vision of high-needs health care services, including 
primary care, general dentistry, nursing, obstetrics, 
and geriatricians pursuant to section 331(a)(2), an 
adequate supply of physicians, physician assistants, 
pharmacists, behavioral and mental health profes-
sionals, public health professionals, dentists, and 
nurses. The purpose of this program is to train an 
additional 150 medical students, 100 dental stu-
dents, 100 physician assistant students, 100 behav-
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ioral and mental health students, 100 public health 
students, and 250 nursing students during each 
year. Of the 150 scholarships awarded to the med-
ical students as described under the preceding sen-
tence, 10 shall be for training at the Uniformed 
Services University of the Health Sciences as mem-
bers of the Commissioned Corps of the Public 
Health Service. 
‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP
TO
NATIONAL
HEALTH 
SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Scholar-
ships provided under this section are intended to 
complement, and not take the place of, scholarships 
provided to students enrolled in courses of study 
leading to a degree in medicine, osteopathic medi-
cine, dentistry, or nursing or completion of an ac-
credited 
physician 
assistant, 
pharmacy, 
public 
health, or behavioral and mental health educational 
program under the National Health Service Corps 
Scholarship Program authorized by section 338A. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 
the U.S. Public Health Sciences Track Scholarship and 
Grants Program, an individual shall— 
‘‘(1) be accepted for enrollment as a full-time 
student— 
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