PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary can give competitive grants, through the Health Resources and Services Administration and with advice from the National Institutes of Health and the Indian Health Service, to certain entities. Entities include National Cancer Institute–designated cancer centers; Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals or medical centers; Federally Qualified Health Centers, community health centers, or hospitals; state or local government agencies (including state health departments); and nonprofit organizations. Grants may be used to screen the individuals named in section 4(a)(1)(A)(i) or 5(a)(1)(A) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) for cancer, provide referrals and follow-up care, create and share public education about detecting, preventing, and treating radiogenic cancers and diseases, and help people gather documents for claims under section 5(a) of that Act. Programs must include services delivered through the Indian Health Service or tribal agreements that raise the health of Indians. Grant recipients may spend the funds to do these activities. This law does not change any insurance or government health plan obligations to cover care for people who are referred.

Title 42, §285a–9

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(a)Definition

In this section the term “entity” means any—

(1)National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center;

(2)Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or medical center;

(3)Federally Qualified Health Center, community health center, or hospital;

(4)agency of any State or local government, including any State department of health; or

(5)nonprofit organization.

(b)In general

The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the Indian Health Service, may make competitive grants to any entity for the purpose of carrying out programs to—

(1)screen individuals described under section 4(a)(1)(A)(i) or 5(a)(1)(A) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) for cancer as a preventative health measure;

(2)provide appropriate referrals for medical treatment of individuals screened under paragraph (1) and to ensure, to the extent practicable, the provision of appropriate follow-up services;

(3)develop and disseminate public information and education programs for the detection, prevention, and treatment of radiogenic cancers and diseases; and

(4)facilitate putative applicants in the documentation of claims as described in section 5(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note).

(c)Indian Health Service

The programs under subsection (a) shall include programs provided through the Indian Health Service or through tribal contracts, compacts, grants, or cooperative agreements with the Indian Health Service and which are determined appropriate to raising the health status of Indians.

(d)Grant and contract authority

Entities receiving a grant under subsection (b) may expend the grant to carry out the purpose described in such subsection.

(e)Health coverage unaffected

Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any coverage obligation of a governmental or private health plan or program relating to an individual referred to under subsection (b)(1).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 4 and 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1) and (4), are section 4 and 5 of Pub. L. 101–426, which are set out as a note under section 2210 of this title.

Amendments

2007—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–482, § 104(b)(1)(F), struck out heading and text of subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “Beginning on October 1 of the year following the date on which amounts are first appropriated to carry out this section and annually on each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives. Each report shall summarize the expenditures and programs funded under this section as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.” Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 109–482, § 103(b)(16), struck out heading and text of subsec. (g). Text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2009.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2007 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title.

§285a–9 Grants for Education, Prevention, and Early Detection of Radiogenic Cancers and Diseases