HR 3460 · 102th Congress · Health

Nurse Education Amendments of 1991

Introduced 1991-10-01· Sponsored by Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1991-10-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nurse Education Amendments of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to remove provisions allowing certain expenditures relating to: (1) special projects in nurse education; (2) training of nurses in geriatrics; (3) innovative hospital nursing practice models; (4) advanced nurse education; (5) the education of nurse practitioners in geriatrics; (6) traineeships for nurse practitioners and nurse midwives; (7) post-baccalaureate fellowships for faculty of nursing schools; (8) traineeships for nurses in doctoral programs, nurse administrators, nurse educators, and nurse researchers; and (9) undergraduate education of professional nurses. Authorizes appropriations for related remaining provisions. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) special projects to increase nursing education for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; (2) traineeships for nurse anesthetists; and (3) loan repayment programs for nurses providing service in certain health facilities. Reallocates certain returned funds to such loan repayment programs rather than to programs for the undergraduate education of professional nurses. Includes schools of nursing as eligible for grants and contracts relating to geriat…

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