124 STAT. 645 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 health education center program is in operation, the Sec- retary may award a grant or contract under subsection (a)(1) to a school of nursing. ‘‘(B) POINT OF SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCE- MENT.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity that has received funds under this section, is operating an area health education center program, including an area health education center or cen- ters, and has a center or centers that are no longer eligible to receive financial assistance under subsection (a)(1). ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring to receive an award under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity shall use amounts awarded under a grant under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) to carry out the following activities: ‘‘(A) Develop and implement strategies, in coordination with the applicable one-stop delivery system under section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to recruit individuals from underrepresented minority populations or from disadvantaged or rural backgrounds into health professions, and support such individuals in attaining such careers. ‘‘(B) Develop and implement strategies to foster and provide community-based training and education to individ- uals seeking careers in health professions within under- served areas for the purpose of developing and maintaining a diverse health care workforce that is prepared to deliver high-quality care, with an emphasis on primary care, in underserved areas or for health disparity populations, in collaboration with other Federal and State health care workforce development programs, the State workforce agency, and local workforce investment boards, and in health care safety net sites. ‘‘(C) Prepare individuals to more effectively provide health services to underserved areas and health disparity populations through field placements or preceptorships in conjunction with community-based organizations, accred- ited primary care residency training programs, Federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, public health departments, or other appropriate facilities. ‘‘(D) Conduct and participate in interdisciplinary training that involves physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, dentists, psycholo- gists, pharmacists, optometrists, community health workers, public and allied health professionals, or other health professionals, as practicable. ‘‘(E) Deliver or facilitate continuing education and information dissemination programs for health care profes- sionals, with an emphasis on individuals providing care in underserved areas and for health disparity populations. ‘‘(F) Propose and implement effective program and out- comes measurement and evaluation strategies. Grants.
