Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§291j–9 Eligibility for Grants

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER IV — CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES › Part C — Construction or Modernization of Emergency Rooms › § 291j–9

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal grants can pay up to 50 percent of the cost to build or modernize emergency rooms at public or nonprofit general hospitals, including transport facilities. Grants are made after the Secretary consults the State agency. Applicants and projects must follow regulations that limit aid to projects lacking other available funding and that provide modern, effective emergency care, including in areas of special need.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §291j–9

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Funds appropriated pursuant to section 291j–8 of this title shall be available for grants by the Secretary for not to exceed 50 per centum of the cost of construction or modernization of emergency rooms of public or nonprofit general hospitals, including provision or replacement of medical transportation facilities. Such grants shall be made by the Secretary only after consultation with the State agency designated in accordance with section 291d(a)(1) of this title. In order to be eligible for a grant under this part, the project, and the applicant therefor, must meet such criteria as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall be so designed as to provide aid only with respect to projects for which adequate assistance is not readily available from other Federal, State, local, or other sources, and to assist in providing modern, efficient, and effective emergency room service needed to care for victims of highway, industrial, agricultural, or other accidents and to handle other medical emergencies, and to assist in providing such service in geographical areas which have special need therefor.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 291j–9

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102