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As revised by section 10501(k) of the Senate Manager’s Amendment, provides that states may award grants to health care providers who treat a high percentage of medically underserved populations or other special populations. Stipulates that Medicaid and Medicare expenditures (among other expenditures) may not be used to fund these grants via the award or through administrative costs.
Due to the lack of appropriated funding, no activities appear to have been conducted pursuant to this provision.
SEC. 5606 ø42 U.S.C. 254b–1¿. STATE GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS OR OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS. øSection added by section 10501(k)¿ (a) IN GENERAL.—A State may award grants to health care providers who treat a high percentage, as determined by such State, of medically underserved populations or other special populations in such State. (b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—A grant program established by a State under subsection (a) may not be established within a department, agency, or other entity of such State that administers the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and no Federal or State funds allocated to such Medicaid program, the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), or the TRICARE program under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, may be used to award grants or to pay administrative costs associated with a grant program established under subsection (a).
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