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§ 293l–1. Teaching health centers development grants
(a) Program authorized
(b) Amount and duration
(c) Use of fundsAmounts provided under a grant under this section shall be used to cover the costs of—
(1) establishing or expanding a primary care residency training program described in subsection (a), including costs associated with—
(A) curriculum development;
(B) recruitment, training and retention of residents and faculty: 1
1 So in original. The colon probably should be a semicolon.
(C) accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Dental Association (ADA), or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA); and
(D) faculty salaries during the development phase; and
(2) technical assistance provided by an eligible entity.
(d) Application
(e) Preference for certain applications
(f) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Eligible entity
(2) Primary care residency program
(3) Teaching health center
(A) In generalThe term “teaching health center” means an entity that—
(i) is a community based, ambulatory patient care center; and
(ii) operates a primary care residency program.
(B) Inclusion of certain entitiesSuch term includes the following:
(i) A Federally qualified health center (as defined in section 1396d(l)(2)(B) of this title).
(ii) A community mental health center (as defined in section 1395x(ff)(3)(B) of this title).
(iii) A rural health clinic, as defined in section 1395x(aa) of this title.
(iv) A health center operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization (as defined in section 1603 of title 25).
(v) An entity receiving funds under subchapter VIII.
(g) Authorization of appropriations
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 749A, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5508(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 668.)