110 STAT. 3626 PUBLIC LAW 104-299—OCT. 11, 1996 Public Law 104-299 104th Congress An Act Oct. 11, 1996 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize [S. 1044] provisions relating to health centers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Health Centers the United States of America in Congress assembled, Consolidation Act of 1996. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Health Centers ConsoUdation Act of 1996". SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISIONS. Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended to read as follows: "Subpart I—Health Centers 42 USC 254b. "SEC. 330. HEALTH CENTERS. " (a) DEFINITION OF HEALTH CENTER.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — For purposes of this section, the term 'health center' means an entity that serves a population that is medically underserved, or a special medically underserved population comprised of migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, the homeless, and residents of public housing, by providing, either through the staff and supporting resources of the center or through contracts or cooperative arrangements— "(A) required primary health services (as defined in subsection (b)(1)); and "(B) as may be appropriate for particular centers, additional health services (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) necessary for the adequate support of the primary health services required under subparagraph (A); for all residents of the area served by the center (hereafter referred to in this section as the 'catchment area'). "(2) LIMITATION.—The requirement in paragraph (1) to provide services for all residents within a catchment area shall not apply in the case of a health center receiving a grant only under subsection (g), (h), or (i). "(b) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section: " (1) REQUIRED PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—The term 'required primary health services' means— "(i) basic health services which, for purposes of this section, shall consist of—
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