124 STAT. 621 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 may any funds be carried over pursuant to the preceding sentence for more than 3 years.’’. SEC. 5304. ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DEM - ONSTRATION PROJECT. Subpart X of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256f et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 340G–1. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants to 15 eligible entities to enable such entities to establish a demonstration program to establish training programs to train, or to employ, alternative dental health care providers in order to increase access to dental health care services in rural and other underserved communities. ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—The term ‘alternative dental health care providers’ includes community dental health coordinators, advance practice dental hygienists, independent dental hygien- ists, supervised dental hygienists, primary care physicians, dental therapists, dental health aides, and any other health professional that the Secretary determines appropriate. ‘‘(b) TIMEFRAME.—The demonstration projects funded under this section shall begin not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and shall conclude not later than 7 years after such date of enactment. ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— ‘‘(1) be— ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education, including a community college; ‘‘(B) a public-private partnership; ‘‘(C) a federally qualified health center; ‘‘(D) an Indian Health Service facility or a tribe or tribal organization (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist- ance Act); ‘‘(E) a State or county public health clinic, a health facility operated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or urban Indian organization providing dental services; or ‘‘(F) a public hospital or health system; ‘‘(2) be within a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or within a dental education program in an accredited institution; and ‘‘(3) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— ‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Each grant under this section shall be in an amount that is not less than $4,000,000 for the 5-year period during which the demonstration project being conducted. ‘‘(2) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(A) PRELIMINARY DISBURSEMENTS.—Beginning 1 year after the enactment of this section, the Secretary may disperse to any entity receiving a grant under this section Effective date. Grants. 42 USC 256g–1.
