[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47849-47853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22804]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Final Eligibility Criteria, Preferences, and Priorities for
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
announces final eligibility criteria, preferences, and priorities for
the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program, under the
authority of section 737 of the Public Health Service Act (the Act),
Title VII, Part B, as amended by the Health Professions Education
Partnerships Act of 1998,
Pub. L. 105-392, dated November 13, 1998. A notice which proposed
eligibility criteria, preferences, and priorities for the SDS program
was published in the Federal Register at 64 FR 29660, dated June 2,
1999. A period of 30 days was established to allow public comment
concerning the proposed eligibility criteria, preferences, and
priorities. Five comments were received. This notice discusses these
comments and sets forth the final eligibility criteria, preferences,
and priorities.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The program elements described in this notice are for
use in fiscal year (FY) 1999 and beyond and will become effective,
except where indicated otherwise, for SDS funds awarded to schools in
FY 1999 and beyond.
Purpose
The SDS program provides funds to health professions and nursing
schools for the purpose of assisting such schools in providing
scholarships to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who are
enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) as full-time students in the
schools.
For purposes of the SDS program in FY 1999, an ``individual from a
disadvantaged background'' is defined in 42 CFR 57.1804, subpart S, as
one who:
(1) Comes from an environment that has inhibited the individual
from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to enroll
in and graduate from a health profession or nursing school, or from a
program providing education or training in allied health professions;
or
(2) Comes from a family with an annual income below a level based
on low-income thresholds according to family size published by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census, adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer
Price Index, and adjusted by the Secretary for use in all health
professions and nursing programs. The Secretary will periodically
publish these low income levels in the Federal Register.
The following income figures determine what constitutes a low-
income family for purposes of the SDS program for FY 1999.
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Income
Size of parents' family \1\ level \2\
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1........................................................... $10,900
2........................................................... 14,100
3........................................................... 16,800
4........................................................... 21,500
5........................................................... 25,400
6 or more................................................... 28,500
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\1\ Includes only dependents listed on Federal income tax forms.
\2\ Adjusted gross income for calendar year 1998, rounded to nearest
$100.
Under the FY 1999 appropriations bill, $38.1 million has been
appropriated for this program. Of the funds available for FY 1999, 16
percent shall be made available to schools agreeing to expend the funds
only for nursing scholarships. The balance will support scholarships
for eligible health professions students. The period of fund
availability will be one academic year.
Use of Funds
Funds awarded to a school under this program may be used as
follows:
(1) To award scholarships to former recipients of scholarships
under the Exceptional Financial Need (EFN) Scholarship program and the
Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students
(FADHPS) program (sections 736 and 740(d)(2)(B) of the Public Health
Service Act, as such sections existed prior to the enactment of Pub. L.
105-392), at levels comparable to what these students would have
received prior to phase out of the EFN and FADHPS programs, and with
service agreements that are
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consistent with those the students entered into to receive EFN and
FADHPS funds in FY 1998.
(2) To award scholarships to eligible students enrolled in the
school, to be expended only for tuition expenses, other reasonable
educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses (as defined by the
school for all students attending the school) incurred while enrolled
in a school as a full-time student. The amount of the scholarship may
not, for any year of attendance, exceed the total amount required for
the year for the expenses specified above, and may not exceed the
student's financial need, as determined in accordance with a need
analysis procedure approved by the Department of Education.
Any school receiving SDS funds must maintain separate
accountability for these funds.
Statutory School Eligibility Requirements
An entity that is eligible to receive funds under this program is:
(1) As defined in section 799B of the Act, a school of medicine,
osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine,
optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, chiropractic, or allied
health, a school offering a graduate program in behavioral and mental
health practice, or an entity providing programs for the training of
physician assistants; or, as defined in section 801 of the Act, is a
school of nursing. Each school or program must be accredited by a
recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary of
Education, and by a specialized accrediting body approved for the
health discipline applying for program participation; and
(2) Carrying out a program for recruiting and retaining students
from disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of
underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities.
Final Administrative School and Program Eligibility Criteria
A school or program must comply with the following outcome-based
measures to be eligible to receive SDS funds in FY 1999:
(1) Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise at
least 5 percent of the total enrollment in the school or program for
which funds are requested, based on enrollment data for academic year
1997-98; and
(2) Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise at
least 5 percent of the total graduates from the school or program for
which funds are requested, based on graduates for academic year 1997-
98.
A school or program must comply with the following outcome-based
measures to be eligible to receive SDS funds in FY 2000:
(1) Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise at
least 10 percent of the total enrollment in the school or program for
which funds are requested, based on enrollment data for academic year
1998-99; and
(2) Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise at
least 10 percent of the total graduates from the school or program for
which funds are requested, based on graduates for academic year 1998-
99.
The threshold levels for determining a school or program's
eligibility will continue to increase gradually beyond FY 2000 until
students from disadvantaged backgrounds are represented in the health
care workforce at levels that best address the HRSA goals of assuring
access to health care for all Americans and eliminating health
disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. Threshold levels for
determining school or program eligibility for SDS funding beyond FY
2000 will be announced annually in the HRSA Preview and/or in SDS
application materials.
Comments on Proposed Administrative School and Program Eligibility
Criteria
Four comments were received concerning the proposed administrative
school and program eligibility criteria. One comment objected to
establishing a percentage quota for schools' acceptance of students
from disadvantaged backgrounds, indicating that this could adversely
affect the schools' decisions of acceptance. Although the commenter
agreed that it is necessary to assist those from disadvantaged
backgrounds, he felt that to create a ``must'' situation was not
entirely fair.
In response, the Department points out that these criteria carry
out Congressional intent as expressed in the Senate Report accompanying
Pub. L. 105-392. This report states that the committee expects the
Secretary to apply appropriate standards in determining which schools
or programs from all eligible disciplines have complied with the
requirement to be carrying out a program for recruiting and retaining
students from disadvantaged backgrounds, using outcome-based measures
that provide an indication of the success of the program. The report
further states that the existence of a recruitment and retention
program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds should not, in
itself, result in the eligibility of a school or program if the school
or program is unable to demonstrate that the recruitment and retention
program has achieved success, based on the number and/or percentage of
disadvantaged students who graduate from the school (p. 20, Senate
Report 105-220).
Accordingly, the Secretary has retained the first two outcome-based
eligibility criteria as proposed. However, the Secretary notes that the
measures to determine eligibility for FY 1999 are low in consideration
of the criteria as a new requirement. It is the Secretary's view that
any school or program that cannot meet the FY 1999 thresholds and
retention ratio has not evidenced a strong commitment to the
recruitment and retention of individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
Recognizing that the FY 1999 initial levels are low, and that many
schools and programs have indicated since the SDS program began that
they have activities in place to support the education of individuals
from disadvantaged backgrounds, the outcome-based measures with which a
school or program must comply to be eligible to receive SDS funds will
be increased for FY 2000 and beyond.
One commenter saw a potential problem with the third outcome-based
measure which a school or program would have been required to meet to
receive SDS funds. The proposed criterion had established ratios that
compared graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds with the total number
of students enrolled who are from disadvantaged backgrounds, based on
the number of years required to complete the course of study. For
example, the criterion had stated that in a four-year program, the
ratio of disadvantaged students who graduate must be at least 20
percent of the total enrollment of disadvantaged students. The
commenter found this reasonable if there is a steady number of
disadvantaged students enrolling at the school, but inappropriate for a
school that is increasing its disadvantaged enrollment. The Secretary
agrees that this proposal, as drafted, could have adversely affected a
school or program that is increasing its disadvantaged enrollment. In
response, the Secretary has postponed use of this threshold until FY
2001, pending further analysis of how to most accurately measure this
aspect of retention. For FY 2001, information on this measure will be
provided in the HRSA preview and/or in SDS application materials.
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Statutory Student Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for the SDS program, a student is required to:
(1) Be a resident of the U.S. and either be a U.S. citizen, a U.S.
national, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
U.S., a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a
citizen of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a citizen of the
Republic of Palau, or a citizen of the Marshall Islands, or a citizen
of the Federated States of Micronesia;
(2) Meet the definition of an ``individual from a disadvantaged
background'' as defined above;
(3) Have a financial need for a scholarship, in accordance with a
need analysis procedure approved by the Department of Education (Pub.
L. 105-244, Part F, The Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended). In
addition, any student who is enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) in a
health profession school or program must provide information on his or
her parents' financial situation, regardless of the tax status of the
student; and
(4) Be enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) at an eligible school
for enrollment as a full-time student in a program leading to a degree
in a health profession or nursing.
Statutory Student Preferences
The law requires that in providing SDS scholarships, the school or
program give preference to students for whom the cost of attending an
SDS school or program would constitute a severe financial hardship.
Severe financial hardship is to be determined by the school or program
in accordance with standard need analysis procedures prescribed by the
Department of Education for its Federal student aid programs. The
school or program has discretion in deciding how to determine which
students have ``severe financial hardship,'' as long as the standard is
applied consistently to all eligible students.
The law also requires that schools give preference to former
recipients of scholarships under sections 736 (EFN Scholarships) and
740(d)(2)(B) (FADHPS Scholarships), as such sections existed on
November 12, 1998. The Secretary is implementing this preference by
making a separate allocation of funds for these students, based on
information provided by schools (allopathic medical, osteopathic
medical, and dental schools with former EFN and FADHPS recipients
only), prior to allocating the remaining SDS money for all other
eligible students.
Final Administrative Student Preference
Beginning in academic year 2000-01, schools or programs must give
preference, in the awarding of SDS funds, to students who have
participated in an academic enrichment program funded in whole or in
part by the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP), authorized by
section 739 of the Act, or by the Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD)
Program (formerly Nursing Educational Opportunities Program (NEOP)),
authorized by section 821 of the Act. This will help assure that
students who have participated in HCOP and NWD programs are not
deterred from enrolling in a health professions or nursing school or
program due to a lack of financial aid. Under this preference, it is
the school's or program's responsibility to identify HCOP or NWD
students to assure that they receive preference in the awarding of SDS
funds. For example, the school or program could ask, as part of the
financial aid application, whether the student participated in an
academic enrichment program funded by HCOP or NWD, or could work with
the admissions office to determine which students have been involved in
HCOP or NWD programs. The Secretary intends that schools and programs
implement this preference without a significant additional burden.
Under this preference, the school or program continues to have
discretion in determining the amount of funds to award to HCOP or NWD
students, but must identify and fund HCOP or NWD students (provided
they have financial need) before funding other eligible students who do
not meet a student preference.
Schools and programs that currently have access to information on
which students have participated in HCOP or NWD programs are encouraged
to implement this preference beginning in academic year 1999-2000.
However, since some schools and programs may not currently have access
to this information, the Secretary is not requiring schools and
programs to implement the preference for HCOP or NWD students until
academic year 2000-01.
Comments on Proposed Administrative Student Preference
Three comments were received on the proposal that, beginning in
academic year 2000-01, schools or programs give preference in the
awarding of SDS funds to students who have participated in an academic
enrichment program funded in whole or in part by the Health Careers
Opportunity Program (HCOP), authorized by section 739 of the Act. One
commenter objected that, although on the surface this proposal has
merit, many schools are unable to secure this type of highly
competitive grant. The Secretary clarifies that this preference does
not reduce the amount of SDS funding available to schools or programs
that have not received HCOP grant funding, but merely assures that when
a school or program awards the SDS money that it receives, it must
consider students who participated in HCOP supported programs before
considering students who do not qualify for a funding preference.
Therefore, no change has been made.
One commenter suggested that this provision be clarified to
include, in addition to HCOP participants, students who have
participated in academic enrichment programs funded in whole or in part
by Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) grants (formerly known as Nursing
Educational Opportunity Program (NEOP) grants), authorized by section
821 of the Act. The NWD grants are similar to the HCOP grants, but are
directed toward nursing students. The Secretary concurs with this
suggestion and has clarified the provision accordingly.
Definitions
``Black or African American'' means a person having origins in any
of the black racial groups of Africa.
``Hispanic or Latino'' means a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto
Rican, South or Central American or other Spanish culture or origin,
regardless of race.
``American Indian or Alaska Native'' means a person having origins
in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including
Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community
attachment.
Definitions listed above are contained in Directive No. 15 of
Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-46, as revised.
``Native American'' as defined in Pub. L. 101-527, means American
Indian, Alaska Native, Aleut, or Native Hawaiian.
``Graduate program in behavioral health and mental health
practice'' means a graduate program in clinical psychology, clinical
social work, professional counseling, or marriage and family therapy as
defined in sec. 799B(1)(D) of the Act.
``Graduate program in clinical social work'' means an accredited
graduate program in a public or nonprofit private institution in a
State that provides training in a concentration in health or mental
health care leading to a graduate
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degree in social work as defined in sec. 799B(1)(C) of the Act.
``Graduate program in marriage and family therapy'' means an
accredited graduate program in a public or nonprofit private
institution in a State that provides training in a concentration
leading to a graduate degree in marriage and family therapy as defined
in sec. 799B(1)(C) of the Act.
``Graduate program in professional counseling'' means an accredited
graduate program in a public or nonprofit private institution in a
State that provides training in a concentration leading to a graduate
degree in gerontological counseling, mental health counseling, or
rehabilitation counseling.
``Medically underserved community'' means any geographic area and/
or population served by any of the following practice sites--
(1) Community Health Centers (section 330 of the Act);
(2) Migrant Health Centers (section 329 of the Act);
(3) Health Care for the Homeless Grantees (section 340 of the Act);
(4) Public Housing Primary Care Grantees (section 340A of the Act);
(5) Rural Health Clinics, federally designated (section 1861(aa)(2)
of the Social Security Act);
(6) National Health Service Corps sites, freestanding (section 333
of the Act);
(7) Indian Health Service sites (Pub. L. 93-638 for tribally
operated sites and Pub. L. 94-437 for Indian Health Service operated
sites);
(8) Federally Qualified Health Centers (section 1905(a) and (1) of
the Social Security Act);
(9) Primary Medical Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health
Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) (designated under section 332 of
the Act);
(10) State or Local Health Departments as defined and published in
the Federal Register Notice of April 4, 1994 (59 FR 15741-44); or
(11) Ambulatory practice sites designated by State Governors as
serving medically underserved communities as defined and published in
the Federal Register Notice of April 4, 1994 (59 FR 15741-44).
Final Institutional Preferences
For fiscal year 1999 and beyond, among allied health schools or
programs, the Secretary will give preference to the following
baccalaureate or graduate degree allied health professions schools or
programs: Dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, occupational
therapy, physical therapy, radiologic technology, speech pathology,
audiology, and registered dieticians.
Institutional Funding Priorities
In accordance with section 737(c) of the Act, the Secretary shall
give priority to eligible entities based on the proportion of
graduating students going into primary care, the proportion of
underrepresented minority students, and the proportion of graduates
working in medically underserved communities. Any eligible school or
program that qualifies for one or more funding priorities will receive
extra weighting in the allocation formula.
Final Primary Care Funding Priority
For purposes of determining which schools and programs receive
priority based on the proportion of graduating students going into
primary care, the Secretary is defining primary care to include:
(1) Allopathic and osteopathic medical students that enter family
medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, and preventive
medicine, and general osteopathic medicine. This is consistent with the
statutory definition of primary care for the Primary Care Loan (PCL)
program, authorized under section 723 of the Act;
(2) General dentistry (including Dental Public Health and Pediatric
Dentistry), which has been included as primary care for purposes of the
Exceptional Financial Need (EFN) Scholarship program and the Financial
Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students (FADHPS)
program;
(3) Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives who are practicing
primary care; and
(4) Physician assistants who are practicing primary care.
For purposes of the SDS program, the Secretary is defining
``primary care'' to include the above disciplines because, with the
exception of general dentistry, they are involved in the provision of
comprehensive and continuous care and provide an entry to the health
care system. The Secretary has included general dentistry, including
Dental Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry, because dentistry acts as
the entry to the health care system for a particular type of care which
is not covered by the other disciplines.
For the above disciplines, a school or program may qualify for the
primary care priority if at least 50 percent of its graduates from the
specified year are practicing primary care. For allopathic and
osteopathic medical schools, the determination of which schools are
eligible for the funding priority is based on the same data used to
determine compliance with the PCL school requirements. Thus, for the FY
1999 award process, priority is based on the activities, during
academic year 1997-98, of Post Graduate Year (PGY)-3 graduates (i.e.,
those who graduated during academic year 1994-95), but for FY 2000,
priority will be based on the activities, during academic year 1998-99,
of PGY-4 graduates (i.e., those who graduated during academic year
1994-95). Beyond FY 2000, priority will be based on the activities of
PGY-4 graduates. This will allow allopathic and osteopathic medical
schools to submit, for the SDS program, the same data submitted for the
PCL program if they are PCL participants.
For the remaining primary care disciplines, the following measure
will be used: (1) The determination of compliance for FY 1999 will be
based on the activities, during academic year 1997-98, of students who
graduated during academic year 1996-97; (2) the determination of
compliance for FY 2000 will be based on the activities, during academic
year 1998-99, of students who graduated during academic year 1997-98;
and (3) the determination of compliance beyond FY 2000 will be based on
the activities, during the most recently completed academic year, of
students who graduated during the previous academic year.
Comments on Proposed Primary Care Funding Priority
Two comments were received on the primary care funding priority.
One commenter stated that some professional schools have multiple
missions (e.g., research as well as primary care) and may not be able
to meet the 50 percent primary care threshold. The commenter indicated
that it would be unfair not to give disadvantaged students at these
schools the advantage of SDS funding, and that they would be penalized
because of the school that they chose to attend.
In response, the Department notes that the statute requires that
priority be given to schools based on the percentage of primary care
graduates, reflecting the Congress' continued concern regarding the
shortage of primary care providers. The Department also clarifies that
eligible schools which do not meet this funding preference can still
receive SDS funds, but will not receive the additional weighting
associated with this funding preference.
Final Underrepresented Minority Funding Priority
For purposes of granting priority based on the proportion of
underrepresented minority students in
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FY 1999, the Secretary will give priority to any school or program that
has an underrepresented minority enrollment that is above the national
average for the discipline.
The percentage of underrepresented minority enrollment required to
qualify for this funding priority will increase gradually beyond FY
1999 until it is equal to the underrepresented minority enrollment
needed to reach parity in the health care workforce. The percentage
required after FY 1999 will be announced annually in the HRSA Preview
and/or SDS application materials.
Final Medically Underserved Community Funding Priority
For purposes of granting priority based on the proportion of
graduates working in medically underserved communities in FY 1999, the
Secretary will give priority to any school or program for which at
least 10 percent of the graduates from the specified year are
practicing in medically underserved communities.
The percentage of a school or program's graduates who must be
practicing in medically underserved communities to qualify for this
funding priority will increase gradually beyond FY 1999 until it is
representative of a level that has a meaningful impact on the
elimination of medically underserved communities. The percentage
required after FY 1999 will be announced annually in the HRSA Preview
and/or the SDS application materials.
For allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, the determination
of which schools are eligible for the funding priority will be based on
the same population of graduates used to determine compliance with the
primary care funding priority. Thus, for the FY 1999 awards, priority
will be based on the activities, during academic year 1997-98, of
allopathic and osteopathic medical students who graduated 3 years
earlier (academic year 1994-95), but for FY 2000, priority will be
based on the activities, during academic year 1998-99, of allopathic
and osteopathic medical students who graduated 4 years earlier
(academic year 1994-95). Beyond FY 2000, priority will be based on the
activities of PGY-4 graduates.
For other schools and programs, the following measure will be used:
(1) The determination of compliance for FY 1999 will be based on the
activities, during academic year 1997-98, of students who graduated
during academic year 1996-97; (2) the determination of compliance for
FY 2000 will be based on the activities, during academic year 1998-99,
of students who graduated during academic year 1997-98; and (3) the
determination of compliance beyond FY 2000 will be based on the
activities, during the most recently completed academic year, of
students who graduated during the previous academic year.
Schools and programs that do not have data on the percentage of
their graduates who are practicing in medically underserved communities
may still apply for SDS funds, but will not receive the additional
weighting associated with this funding priority.
Final Procedures for Calculating Awards
Awards to eligible schools and programs will be calculated by
comparing the weighted number of eligible students in each eligible
school and program with the total weighted number of eligible students
in all eligible schools and programs.
For FY 1999, the number of ``eligible students'' for each school or
program will be the lesser of: (1) The number of disadvantaged
graduates for academic year 1997-98 multiplied times the number of
years required to complete the program (based on a 9-month academic
year); or (2) the total disadvantaged enrollment during academic year
1997-98. For example, if a 4-year program had 100 disadvantaged
graduates and a disadvantaged enrollment of 500, its award will be
based on 400 eligible students (100 graduates times 4). If another 4-
year program had 100 disadvantaged graduates and a disadvantaged
enrollment of 300, its award will be based on 300 eligible students
(the total disadvantaged enrollment). After determining the number of
eligible students at each school or program, this number will be
adjusted to reflect the extra weighting associated with any funding
priorities.
For FY 2000, the number of ``eligible students'' for each school or
program will be determined using the procedures described above for FY
1999, with the calculation based on disadvantaged data from academic
year 1998-99. Beyond FY 2000, the same procedures will be followed,
with the calculation based on disadvantaged data from the most recently
completed academic year.
Comments on Proposed Procedures for Calculating Awards
One comment was received on the proposed procedures for calculating
awards. This commenter objected to the possibility that an eligible
school might not receive funding if it did not qualify for one or more
of the funding priorities. The commenter stated that all schools that
meet the required outcome measures are doing a credible job of
enrolling and graduating disadvantaged students and should receive
funding for these students. In response, the procedures for calculating
awards for FY 1999 will assure that all eligible schools receive SDS
funding.
National Health Objectives for the Year 2000
The Public Health Service is committed to achieving the health
promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People 2000, a
PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. The Scholarships
for Disadvantaged Students program is related to the priority area of
Academic and Community Partnership Programs. Potential applicants may
obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full Report; Stock No. 017-001-
00474-0) or Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report; Stock No. 017-001-
00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-0325; telephone (202) 783-3238.
Education and Service Linkage
As part of its long-range planning, HRSA will be targeting its
efforts to strengthening linkages between U.S. Public Health Service
education programs and programs which provide comprehensive primary
care services to the underserved.
Smoke-Free Workplace
The Public Health Service strongly encourages all award recipients
to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all
tobacco products, and Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,
prohibits smoking in certain facilities that receive Federal funds in
which education, library, day care, health care, and early childhood
development services are provided to children.
(The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for the
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program is 93.925. This
program 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 Systems
Reporting Requirements.
Dated: August 26, 1999.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
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