S. 1552 (101st): Allied Health Professionals Promotion Act of 1989

Introduced:
Aug 04, 1989 (101st Congress, 1989–1990)
Sponsor:
Sen. Spark Matsunaga [D-HI]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on August 4, 1989, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Aug 04, 1989
Referred to Committee Aug 04, 1989
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors (10D) (show)
Committees

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to increase the support provided to programs for the training of medical rehabilitation health personnel, to establish a Division of Allied Health Professions within the Health Resources and Services Administration, to initiate a pilot program concerning allied health research, and for other purposes.

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Library of Congress Summary

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8/4/1989--Introduced.
Allied Health Professionals Promotion Act of 1989 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to grants and contracts concerning training of allied health personnel to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate 75 percent of the funds authorized to those allied health fields or specialties the Secretary determines to have:
(1) the most significant shortages of practitioners; and
(2) a significant role in the care and rehabilitation of patients who are elderly or disabled.
Changes the amount of currently authorized appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991.
Directs the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts to assist allied health students in meeting the costs of entry level education.
Requires the amounts to be used for tuition, fees, and stipends and allowances.
Directs the Secretary to allocate 75 percent of the funds authorized to those allied health fields the Secretary determines to have:
(1) the most significant shortages of practitioners; and
(2) a significant role in the care and rehabilitation of patients who are elderly or disabled.
Makes payments of tuition under these provisions to, or on behalf of, a participating student, notwithstanding other law, exempt from taxation.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991.
Changes the amount of currently authorized appropriations for traineeships for advanced training of allied health personnel for FY 1990 and 1991.
Establishes the Division of Allied Health Professions within the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professions in order to consolidate and focus the efforts of the Federal Government in support of allied health education, training, and research.
Establishes within the Division the Advisory Council on Allied Health. Directs the Secretary to establish a two-year pilot program to make grants to support innovative allied health research projects.
Requires the program to be administered through the Division. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991.

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