42 U.S.C. § 294i
The Secretary may make awards of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to health professions schools, hospices, tribal health programs (as defined in section 1603 of title 25), and other public and nonprofit private entities for the development and implementation of programs to provide education and training to health care professionals in pain care.
An entity receiving an award under this section shall develop a comprehensive education and training plan that includes information and education on-
The Secretary shall (directly or through grants or contracts) provide for the evaluation of programs implemented under subsection (a) in order to determine the effect of such programs on knowledge and practice of pain care.
For purposes of this section the term "pain care" means the assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or management of acute or chronic pain regardless of causation or body location.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.
42 U.S.C. § 294i
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 294i, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §771, as added Pub. L. 102-408, title I, §102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2049, authorized grants to educational entities offering programs in health administration, hospital administration, or health policy analysis and planning, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105-392.Another prior section 294i, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §736, as added Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94-484, title IV, §401(b)(3), 90 Stat. 2265; amended Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95-83, title III, §307(d), 91 Stat. 390, related to participation by Federal credit unions in Federal, State, and private student loan insurance programs, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102-408. See section 292k of this title.A prior section 759 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294aa of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102-408.
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(1), substituted "hospices, tribal health programs (as defined in section 1603 of title 25), and other public and nonprofit private entities" for "hospices, and other public and private entities".Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(2)(A), substituted "entity receiving an award under this section shall develop a comprehensive education and training plan that includes" for "award may be made under subsection (a) only if the applicant for the award agrees that the program carried out with the award will include" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(2)(B), inserted "preventing," after "diagnosing," and "non-addictive medical products and non-pharmacologic treatments and" after "including".Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(2)(C), inserted "Federal, State, and local" after "applicable" and substituted "opioids" for "the degree to which misconceptions and concerns regarding such laws, regulations, rules, and policies, or the enforcement thereof, may create barriers to patient access to appropriate and effective pain care". Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(2)(D), inserted ", integrated, evidence-based pain management, and, as appropriate, non-pharmacotherapy" before semicolon. Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(2)(E), (F), added pars. (5) and (6) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: "recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care."Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(3), inserted "prevention," after "diagnosis,".Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115-271, §7073(a)(4), substituted "2019 through 2023" for "2010 through 2012".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM Pub. L. 115-271, title VII, §70917091,, 132 Stat. 4035, which related to emergency department alternatives to opioids demonstration program, was editorially reclassified as section 294i-1 of this title.
- practices
- The term "practices" means design, financing, permitting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and other practices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy buildings or facilities.
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,