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[USC02] 42 USC 296p: Nurse education, practice, and quality grants
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42 USC 296p: Nurse education, practice, and quality grants Text contains those laws in effect on October 22, 2019
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESUBCHAPTER VI-NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTPart D-Strengthening Capacity for Basic Nurse Education and Practice
§296p. Nurse education, practice, and quality grants
(a) Education priority areas
The Secretary may award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities for-
(1) expanding the enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs; or
(2) providing education in new technologies, including distance learning methodologies.
(b) Practice priority areas
(1) establishing or expanding nursing practice arrangements in noninstitutional settings to demonstrate methods to improve access to primary health care in medically underserved communities;
(2) providing care for underserved populations and other high-risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence;
(3) providing coordinated care, and other skills needed to practice in existing and emerging organized health care systems; or
(c) Retention priority areas
The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to enhance the nursing workforce by initiating and maintaining nurse retention programs pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2).
(1) Grants for career ladder programs
The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for programs-
(A) to promote career advancement for nursing personnel in a variety of training settings, cross training or specialty training among diverse population groups, and the advancement of individuals including to become professional nurses, advanced education nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nurse assistants, and home health aides; and
(B) to assist individuals in obtaining education and training required to enter the nursing profession and advance within such profession, such as by providing career counseling and mentoring.
For purposes of any amount of funds appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2003, 2004, or 2005 that is in excess of the amount of funds appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2002, the Secretary shall give preference to awarding grants or entering into contracts under subsections (a)(2) and (c).
For purposes of this section, the term "eligible entity" includes a school of nursing, as defined in section 296(2) of this title,,1 a health care facility, or a partnership of such a school and facility.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VIII, §831, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, §123(4), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3568 ; amended Pub. L. 107–205, title II, §201, Aug. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 815 ; Pub. L. 111–148, title V, §5309(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 629 .)
2010-Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(1), substituted "quality" for "retention" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(2), in par. (1), inserted "or" at end, redesignated par. (3) as (2), and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "developing and implementing internship and residency programs to encourage mentoring and the development of specialties; or".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(3), substituted "coordinated care" for "managed care, quality improvement".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(4), inserted ", as defined in section 296(2) of this title," after "school of nursing".
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(5), substituted "2010 through 2014" for "2003 through 2007".
2002-Pub. L. 107–205 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
"(a) In General.-The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for projects to strengthen capacity for basic nurse education and practice.
"(b) Priority Areas.-In awarding grants or contracts under this section the Secretary shall give priority to entities that will use amounts provided under such a grant or contract to enhance the educational mix and utilization of the basic nursing workforce by strengthening programs that provide basic nurse education, such as through-
"(1) establishing or expanding nursing practice arrangements in noninstitutional settings to demonstrate methods to improve access to primary health care in medically underserved communities;
"(2) providing care for underserved populations and other high-risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV-AIDS, substance abusers, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence;
"(3) providing managed care, quality improvement, and other skills needed to practice in existing and emerging organized health care systems;
"(4) developing cultural competencies among nurses;
"(5) expanding the enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs;
"(6) promoting career mobility for nursing personnel in a variety of training settings and cross training or specialty training among diverse population groups;
"(7) providing education in informatics, including distance learning methodologies; or
"(8) other priority areas as determined by the Secretary."