S 3160 · 95th Congress · Health
Urban and Rural Para-Medical Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources.(1978-05-26)
Plain Language Summary
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Urban and Rural Para-Medical Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants for: (1) training allied health personnel to meet the special needs of medically underserved areas; (2) training such personnel in conjunction with hospitals and medical schools in medically underserved areas; and (3) establishing allied health medical centers in affiliation with hospital centers. Directs that priority for such training and employment shall be given residents of medically underserved areas and to veterans who have received similar training.…
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