42 U.S.C. § 294b
Continuing educational support for health professionals serving in rural and underserved communities
The Secretary, as appropriate, shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible entities to support access to accredited continuing medical education for primary care physicians and health care providers at community health centers or rural health clinics to improve and increase access to care for patients in rural and medically underserved areas. Such grants or contracts may be used to improve health care, increase retention, increase representation of minority health care providers, enhance the practice environment, increase primary care physician and health care provider knowledge, and provide information dissemination and educational support to reduce professional isolation through the timely dissemination of research findings using relevant resources.
For purposes of this section, the term “eligible entity” means an entity described in section 295o–1(b) of this title, such as a community health center or rural health clinic.
Entities may use amounts awarded under a grant or contract under this section for continuing educational activities that include a clinical training component, including in-person patient care, in the respective community health center or rural health clinic, with the primary care physician or health care provider at such site and the clinical specialist from whom such additional training is being provided.
An entity that revives a grant or contract under this section shall use not more than 5 percent of the amounts received under the grant or contract under this section for administrative expenses.
The Secretary shall ensure that activities under this section do not unnecessarily duplicate efforts of other programs overseen by the Health Resources and Services Administration, including activities described in section 254c–20 of this title.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.
A prior section 294b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 752, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 103,
Another prior section 294b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 763, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102,
Another prior section 294b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 729, as added
Another prior section 294b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 742, as added
A prior section 752 of act
Another prior section 752 of act
2022—Pub. L. 117–328, § 2227(1), inserted “rural and” after “serving in” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–328, § 2227(2), substituted “, as appropriate, shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible entities to support access to accredited continuing medical education for primary care physicians and health care providers at community health centers or rural health clinics to improve and increase access to care for patients in rural and medically underserved areas. Such grants or contracts may be used” for “shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible entities” and “health care providers” for “faculty members” and inserted “increase primary care physician and health care provider knowledge,” after “practice environment,”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–328, § 2227(3), inserted “, such as a community health center or rural health clinic” before period at end.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–328, § 2227(4), which directed substitution of “may require, including—” and pars. (1) and (2) for “by require.”, was executed by making the substitution for “may require.”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–328, § 2227(5), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “An eligible entity shall use amounts awarded under a grant or contract under this section to provide innovative supportive activities to enhance education through distance learning, continuing educational activities, collaborative conferences, and electronic and telelearning activities, with priority for primary care.”
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 117–328, § 2227(7), added subsecs. (e) and (f). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–328, § 2227(6), (8), redesignated subsec. (e) as (g) and substituted “fiscal years 2023 through 2025” for “the fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year”.