106 STAT. 2056 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992
- (b) EFFECT OF PROGRAMS FOR MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED
INDIVIDUALS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of conducting research on the effects that federally-funded educational programs or policies for minority or disadvantaged individuals have on— "(A) the number of such individuals attending health professions school; "(B) the number of such individuals completing the programs of education involved; and (C) the decisions made by such individuals on which of the health professions specialities to enter. " (2) SEPARATE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF SCHOOLS. —The Secretary may provide a grant or contract under paragraph (1) only if the applicant involved agrees that in conducting research under such paragraph the applicant will make findings specific to the following categories of health professions schools: "(A) Health professions schools of historically black colleges and universities. "(B) Other health professions schools attended by a substantial number of minority individuals. "(C) Health professions schools generally. " (c) EXTENT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS BY STATE LICENSING AUTHORITIES.— The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of conducting research on the effectiveness of the States in protecting the public health through— "(1) identifying health care providers with respect to whom investigations of professional qualifications are warranted; "(2) conducting such investigations; and "(3) taking disciplinary actions against health care providers determined through such investigations to have engaged in conduct inconsistent with protecting the public health. " (d) PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of conducting research— "(A) to determine the extent to which Federal programs and related financial incentives influence the percentage of medical school graduates selecting a primary care career; "(B) to determine the extent to which Federal programs and related financial incentives adequately support the training of mid-level primary care providers relative to other health professions education receiving Federal assistance; "(C) to assess the impact that direct and indirect payments for graduate medical education (including the appropriateness of payments for independent, ambulatory training sites) have on increasing the percentage of physicians graduating from medical school who enter primary care careers; "(D) to assess the impact of medical school admission policies on specialty selection and recommend ways admission policies can better facilitate and promote the selection of primary care as a medical career;
�
