42 U.S.C. § 254c-1 : US Code - Section 254C-1: Grants for health services for Pacific Islanders

Search 42 U.S.C. § 254c-1 : US Code - Section 254C-1: Grants for health services for Pacific Islanders

(a) Grants
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (hereafter in this
section referred to as the "Secretary") shall provide grants to, or
enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies
that have demonstrated experience in serving the health needs of
Pacific Islanders living in the Territory of American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of Guam,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and
the Federated States of Micronesia.
(b) Use of grants or contracts
Grants or contracts made or entered into under subsection (a) of
this section shall be used, among other items -
(1) to continue, as a priority, the medical officer training
program in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia;
(2) to improve the quality and availability of health and
mental health services and systems, with an emphasis therein on
preventive health services and health promotion programs and
projects, including improved health data systems;
(3) to improve the quality and availability of health manpower,
including programs and projects to train new and upgrade the
skills of existing health professionals by -
(A) establishing dental officer, dental assistant, nurse
practitioner, or nurse clinical specialist training programs;
(B) providing technical training of new auxiliary health
workers;
(C) upgrading the training of currently employed health
personnel in special areas of need;
(D) developing long-term plans for meeting health profession
needs;
(E) developing or improving programs for faculty enhancement
or post-doctoral training; and
(F) providing innovative health professions training
initiatives (including scholarships) targeted toward ensuring
that residents of the Pacific Basin attend and graduate from
recognized health professional programs;
(4) to improve the quality of health services, including
laboratory, x-ray, and pharmacy, provided in ambulatory and
inpatient settings through quality assurance, standard setting,
and other culturally appropriate means;
(5) to improve facility and equipment repair and maintenance
systems;
(6) to improve alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health
prevention and treatment services and systems;
(7) to improve local and regional health planning systems; and
(8) to improve basic local public health systems, with
particular attention to primary care and services to those most
in need.
No funds under subsection (b) of this section shall be used for
capital construction.
(c) Advisory Council
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a
"Pacific Health Advisory Council" which shall consist of 12 members
and shall include -
(1) the Directors of the Health Departments for the entities
identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) 6 members, including a representative of the Rehabilitation
Hospital of the Pacific, representing organizations in the State
of Hawaii actively involved in the provision of health services
or technical assistance to the entities identified in subsection
(a) of this section. The Secretary shall solicit the advice of
the Governor of the State of Hawaii in appointing the 5 Council
members in addition to the representative of the Rehabilitation
Hospital of the Pacific from the State of Hawaii.
The Secretary shall be responsible for providing sufficient staff
support to the Council.
(d) Advisory Council functions
The Council shall meet at least annually to -
(1) recommend priority areas of need for funding by the Public
Health Service under this section; and
(2) review progress in addressing priority areas and make
recommendations to the Secretary for needed program
modifications.
(e) Omitted
(f) Authorization of appropriation
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1993.