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Download full textFarb, Jessica – US Government Accountability Office, 2023
Each year in the U.S., hundreds of individuals die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, and tens of thousands experience unexpected outcomes such as heart failure. In 2022, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that research showed more than half of rural counties lacked hospital-based services for pregnant…
Descriptors: Obstetrics, Birth, Mothers, Health Services
Cosgrove, James – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
Members of Congress and others have questioned whether expanding the scope of the Medicare graduate medical education (GME) program to include nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) could help mitigate the effects of a physician shortage in the United States. A Senate Committee on Appropriations report asked the US Government…
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Education, Allied Health Personnel, Nurses, Physicians
Peer reviewedBensley, Loren B.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1980
Rationales for proposed changes to the American School Health Association's Constitution and By-Laws are given. Changes involve government, officers and elections, membership, and the senior advisory council. (CJ)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Elections, Governing Boards, Group Membership
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1986
Rules concerning unprofessional conduct are offered by the New York State Board of Regents. Attention is directed to: general provisions for all professions, health professions, and design professions (e.g., architecture and engineering), as well as special provisions for: the medical profession, the dentistry and dental hygiene professions, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accountants, Allied Health Personnel, Certification
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1989
This document includes a report on the 1989 Amendments to the Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program and the text of the proposed bill as amended. The report discusses the stipend program for members of the selected reserve, the major provisions of the bill as amended, the background to the bill, authority for the program,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Finance, Health Personnel, Medical Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1975
The document consists of Senate hearings for the Health Manpower Act of 1975, an act to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance under Title VII for training in the health and allied health professions, to revise the National Health Service Corps program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Facilities, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. – 1980
Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce concerning a bill to amend the public health service act to revise and extend the programs for the national health service corps and to revise and extend the programs of assistance under titles 7 and 8 for…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Health Occupations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1987
A congressional report is presented on a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program and to revise and extend the program for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). The National Health Service Corps Amendments Act of 1987 extends authorizations for 3 fiscal years (FY…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Personnel, Higher Education, Labor Market
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate met to examine the U.S. nursing shortage crisis which is adversely affecting the health care of all Americans, but particularly the elderly who consume a disproportionate share of health care services. It was intended to solicit views and recommendations from…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Health Personnel, Health Services
1976
The full text of Public Law 94-484, the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976, is presented. The purposes of the statute are to amend the Public Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance under Title VII for training in the health and allied health professions, and to revise the National Health Service Corps…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Health Personnel
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of the Professions. – 1988
The handbook contains laws, rules, and regulations of the New York State Education Department that govern dentistry and dental hygiene practice in the state. It describes licensure requirements and includes complete application forms and instructions for obtaining license and first registration as a dentist and dental hygienist. Applicants are…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Certification, Dental Hygienists, Dentistry
Peer reviewedJournal of American College Health, 1984
This journal issue contains the fourth edition of "Recommended Standards and Practices for a College Health Program." Subdivisions include: (1) health programs: services and activities; (2) supporting services; (3) financing; (4) facilities; (5) ethical and professional relationships; (6) communications; and (7) health personnel: qualifications,…
Descriptors: Ethics, Facility Guidelines, Financial Policy, Guidelines
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of the Professions. – 1988
A handbook with laws, rules, and regulations of the State Education Department of New York governing nursing practice is presented. It describes licensure requirements and includes complete application forms and instructions for obtaining license and first registration as a licensed practical nurse and professional registered nurse. Applicants are…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Certification, Higher Education, Legislation
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document summarizes the requirements and guidelines for the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). This program is authorized by Section 787 of the Public Health Service Act to make grants to and contracts with postsecondary institutions to carry out programs which assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1988
This document contains testimony of witnesses in a field hearing on the future of the rural elderly. The opening statement by Representative Bob Whittaker (Kansas) notes that the aging of America creates a more difficult time for the rural elderly than their urban neighbors. Distance and low population density magnify the difficulties of…
Descriptors: Health Facilities, Health Needs, Health Personnel, Health Programs
