S 2144 · 96th Congress · Health

Health Professions Educational Assistance and Nurse Training Act of 1980

Introduced 1979-12-17· Sponsored by Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1979-12-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Health Professions Educational Assistance and Nurse Training Act of 1980 - Title I: Health Professions and Allied Health Personnel - Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1980 - Repeals title VII of the Public Health Service Act (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) except for current provisions relating to: (1) student loan administration; (2) the National Health Service Corps scholarship program; (3) project grants for family medicine; (4) area health education centers; (5) grants for returning United States students from foreign medical schools; (6) programs for physician assistants; (7) grants for general internal medicine and pediatrics; (8) occupational health training and education centers; (9) grants for family medicine and the general practice of dentistry; (10) educational assistance to the disadvantaged; (11) project grant authority for start-up assistance; and (12) emergency medical service training. Redesignates title VII as "Training of Health Professions and Allied Health Personnel." Establishes a 21-member National Advisory Council on Health Professions and Allied Health Education to advise the Secretary o…

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