Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/274

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106 STAT. 2068 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 be qualified to provide primary health care under the supervision of a physician; and "(B) meets regulations prescribed by the Secretary in accordance with section 750(b). "(4) The term 'school of allied health' means a public or nonprofit private college, junior college, or university or hospital-based educational entity that— "(A) provides, or can provide, programs of education to enable individuals to become allied health professionals or to provide additional training for allied health professionals; "(B) provides training for not less than a total of twenty persons in the allied health curricula (except that this subparagraph shall not apply to any hospital-based educational entity); "(C) includes or is affiliated with a teaching hospital; and "(D) is accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purposes by the Secretary of Education, or which provides to the Secretary satisfactory assurance by such accrediting body or bodies that reasonable progress is being made toward accreditation. "(5) The term 'allied health professionals' means a health professional (other than a registered nurse or physician assistant)— "(A) who has received a certificate, an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, a doctoral degree, or postbaccalaureate training, in a science relating to health care; "(B) who shares in the responsibility for the delivery of health care services or related services, including— "(i) services relating to the identification, evaluation, and prevention of disease and disorders; "(ii) dietary and nutrition services; "(iii) health promotion services; "(iv) rehabilitation services; or "(v) health systems management services; and "(C) who has not received a degree of doctor of medicine, a degree of doctor of osteopathy, a degree of doctor of dentistry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of pediatric medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in public health or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of chiropractic or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in health administration or an equivalent degree, a doctoral degree in clinical psychology or an equivalent degree, or a degree in social work or an equivalent degree. "(6) The term 'medically underserved community* means an urban or rural area or population that— "(A) is eligible for designation under section 332 as a health professional shortage area; "(B) is eligible to be served by a migrant health center under section 329, a community health center under section