Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§289g–4 Support for Emergency Medicine Research

Title 42 › Chapter 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter III— NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part H— General Provisions › § 289g–4

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must fund and help federal health agencies (like the NIH, AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, and others) to grow and speed up research on emergency medical care. That research includes basic science, how care is delivered and which parts improve patient health, turning lab findings into better care, and making care faster and more efficient. The Secretary must also support work on pediatric emergency care: finding research gaps and funding plans, showing how kids’ emergency services fit into the whole health system, system planning and preparedness, training for providers, and studying the safety and effectiveness of medicines for infants, children, and teens. The Secretary must also fund research on the estimated economic impact and savings from coordinated emergency care systems. Money to do this is authorized as much as needed for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

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Title 42, §289g–4

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(a)The Secretary shall support Federal programs administered by the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other agencies involved in improving the emergency care system to expand and accelerate research in emergency medical care systems and emergency medicine, including—

(1)the basic science of emergency medicine;

(2)the model of service delivery and the components of such models that contribute to enhanced patient health outcomes;

(3)the translation of basic scientific research into improved practice; and

(4)the development of timely and efficient delivery of health services.

(b)The Secretary shall support Federal programs administered by the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other agencies to coordinate and expand research in pediatric emergency medical care systems and pediatric emergency medicine, including—

(1)an examination of the gaps and opportunities in pediatric emergency care research and a strategy for the optimal organization and funding of such research;

(2)the role of pediatric emergency services as an integrated component of the overall health system;

(3)system-wide pediatric emergency care planning, preparedness, coordination, and funding;

(4)pediatric training in professional education; and

(5)research in pediatric emergency care, specifically on the efficacy, safety, and health outcomes of medications used for infants, children, and adolescents in emergency care settings in order to improve patient safety.

(c)The Secretary shall support research to determine the estimated economic impact of, and savings that result from, the implementation of coordinated emergency care systems.

(d)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

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42 U.S.C. § 289g–4

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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