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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

 

Final Minimum Percentages for ``High Rate'' and ``Significant 
Increase in the Rate'' for Implementation of the Statutory General 
Funding Preference for Grants for Graduate Training in Family 
Medicine--Fiscal Year 1994

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces 
the final minimum percentages for ``high rate'' and ``significant 
increase in the rate'' for implementation of the statutory general 
funding preference for fiscal year (FY) 1994 for Grants for Graduate 
Training in Family Medicine authorized under the authority of section 
747(a), title VII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended by 
the Health Professions Education Extension Amendments of 1992, Public 
Law 102-408, dated October 13, 1992.

Purpose

    Section 747(a) of the Public Health Service Act authorizes the 
Secretary to award grants to assist in meeting the costs of planning, 
developing and operating or participating in approved graduate training 
programs in the field of family medicine. In addition, Section 747(a) 
authorizes assistance in meeting the cost of supporting trainees in 
such programs who plan to specialize or work in the practice of family 
medicine.

Statutory General Funding Preference

    As provided in section 791(a) of the PHS Act, preference will be 
given to any qualified applicant that--
    (A) Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings 
having the principal focus of serving residents of medically 
underserved communities; or
    (B) During the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which an 
award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of 
placing graduates in such settings. This preference will only be 
applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile that have 
been recommended for approval by the peer review group.

Final Minimum Percentages for ``High Rate'' and ``Significant 
Increase in the Rate''

    A proposed notice was published in the Federal Register on October 
5, 1993 at 58 FR 51834 for public comment. No comments were received 
during the 30-day comment period. Therefore, the proposed minimum 
percentages for ``high rate'' and ``significant increase in the rate'' 
for this program will be retained as follows:
    High rate is defined as a minimum of 25 percent of combined 
graduates of the residency training program in academic years 1990-91 
through 1992-93.
    Significant increase in the rate means that, between academic years 
1991-92 through 1992-93, the rate of placing graduates in the specified 
settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent and not less than 15 
percent of graduates from the most recent year are working in these 
areas.

Additional Information

    If additional programmatic information is needed, please contact: 
Ms. Elsie Quinones, Program Specialist, Primary Care Medical Education 
Branch, Division of Medicine, Bureau of Health Professions, Health 
Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn 
Building, Room 9A-20, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-
6820, FAX : (301) 443-8890.
    This program is listed at 93.379 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance. It is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 
12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (as implemented 
through 45 CFR part 100).
    This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting 
Requirements.

    Dated: April 20, 1994.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-9958 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]
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