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PUBLIC LAW 90-574-OCT. 15, 1968 ((P R O J E C T
[82 STAT.
GRANTS FOR M U L T I P R O G R A M SERVICES
"SEC. 910. Funds appropriated under this title shall also be available for grants to any public or nonprofit private agency or institution for services needed by, or which will be of substantial use to, any two or more regional medical programs." C L A R I F Y I N G AND T E C H N I C A L 79 Stat. 926. 42 USC 299a.
AMENDMENTS
SEC. 107. (a) Section 901(c) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof "or, where appropriate, a practicing dentist". (b) Section 901 of suc^ Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (d) Grants under this title to any agency or institution, or combination thereof, for a regional medical program may be used by it to assist in meeting the cost of participation in such program by any Federal hospital." TITLE II—MIGEATOKY WORKERS E X T E N S I O N OF SPECIAL GRANTS FOR H E A L T H
Appropriations. 79 Stat. 436.
Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968.
OF MIGRATORY
WORKERS
SEC. 201. Section 310 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242h) is amended by striking out "and $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "$9,000,000 each for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and the next fiscal year, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970". TITLE III—ALCOHOLIC AND NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION SEC. 300. This title may be cited as the "Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968". PART A—ALCOHOLIC REHABILITATION
77 Stat. 290; 79 Stat. 4 2 8.
SEC. 301. The Community Mental Health Centers Act (42 U.S.C. 2681, et seq.) is amended by adding after part B the following new part: " P A R T C—^ALCOHOLISM uD E C L A R A T I O N
OF
FINDINGS
AND
PURPOSES
"SEC. 240. (a) The Congress hereby finds that— "(1) Alcoholism is a major health and social problem afflicting a significant proportion of the public, and much more needs to be done by public and private agencies to develop effective prevention and control. "(2) Alcoholism treatment and control programs should whenever possible: (A) be community based, (B) provide a comprehensive range of services, including emergency treatment, under proper medical auspices on a coordinated basis, and (C) be integrated with and involve the active participation of a wide range of public and nongovernmental agencies. "(3) The handling of chronic alcoholics within the system of criminal justice perpetuates and aggravates the broad problem of alcoholism whereas treating it as a health problem permits early detection and prevention of alcoholism and effective treatment and rehabilitation, relieves police and other law enforcement agencies of an inap-
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