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,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
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opportunities = physician assi/ants1 & =
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,act may be cit$ z ! ,physician         
,assi/ant ,high] ,education             
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjba4  #b4        
,re9/atem5t ( au?ority to make ,f$]al   
direct subsidiz$ /af=d loans to         
physician assi/ants & o!r graduate heal?
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,section #dee7;a77#c7 ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhg;e7a77#c77 is am5d$ by /rik+       
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new  
subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,exceptions          
,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply to-- 7i7 
an individual enroll$ 9 c\rse "w        
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 or        

7#d77;,b7 ( #dhd7;b72 or  7ii7 a        
graduate /ud5t 9 a-- 7,i7 physician     
assi/ant education program 7z def9$ 9   
section #gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep772 or 
7,,ii7 any o!r heal? pr(essions program1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  7b7      
,inapplicability ( title ,,iv negotiat$ 
rulemak+ & ma/] cal5d> exception        
,sections #dhb7;c7 & #dib ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhi7;c71 #ajih;a7 %all n apply to !   
am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 or to any 
regulations promulgat$ "u ^? am5dm5ts4  
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 inc5tives :5 s]v+ z prim>y c>e provid]s
 or faculty memb]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #dbh,k ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgh-aa7 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ai7 ,physician    
assi/ants ,! individual is a physician  
assi/ant employ$ full-"t-- 7,a7 z a     
physician assi/ant 9 a cl9ical sett+    
provid+ prim>y c>e s]vices2 or  7,b7 z a

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 a physician assi/ant education program 
7z def9$ 9 section #gii;,b ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#biep774  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7g71 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#aa7          
,physician assi/ant ,! t]m physician    
assi/ant means an individual :o-- 7,a7  
graduat$ f a physician assi/ant         
education program 7z def9$ 9 section    
#gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep772  7,b7 is c]tifi$
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,commission on ! ,c]tification (        
,physician ,assi/ants or any successor  
organization2 &  7,c7 ei!r-- 7i7 holds a
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m$ic9e z a physician assi/ant 9 ! ,/ate 
9 :i* ! physician assi/ant practices 9 a
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lic5sure 9 ! ,/ate :]e ! individual is  
employ$ z a full-"t physician assi/ant  
faculty memb] ( a physician assi/ant    
education program 7z def9$ 9 section    
#gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep774  2 &  7#c7 9    
subsection 7h71 by /rik+ fiscal ye>     
#bjji & ins]t+ fiscal ye> #bjbb4  7b7   
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to         
employm5t occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,grant        
eligibility = physician assi/ant        
programs at hi/orically ,black colleges 
& univ]sities & pr$om9antly ,black      
in/itutions  7a7 ,hi/orically ,black    
colleges & univ]sities ,section #gbc ( !
 ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #aacf;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
subsection 7a77#a71 by ins]t+ physician 
assi/ant /udies1 aft] alli$ heal?12     
7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,a71 by      
ins]t+ physician assi/ant /udies1 aft]  
alli$ heal?12 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7d7--
 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+        
physician assi/ant /udies1 aft] alli$   
heal?12  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#aa71 by /rik+
 & at ! end2  7,c7 by r$esignat+        
p>agraph 7#ab7 z p>agraph 7#ac72 &  7,d7
 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#aa7 ! foll[+3

  7#ab7 9 ! case ( a grant = a physician
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section #gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep77--   
7,a7 creat+ or improv+ facilities =     
int]net or o!r di/ance education        
te*nologies1 includ+ pur*ase or r5tal ( 
telecommunications te*nology equipm5t or
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in/itutions ( high] education to exp&   
po/baccalaureate degree (f]+s2 &  4  7b7
 ,pr$om9antly black in/itutions ,section
 #gbd ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacf;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by ins]t+        
physician assi/ant /udies1 aft] alli$   
heal?12  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,a71
 by ins]t+ physician assi/ant /udies1   
aft] alli$ heal?12 &  7#c7 9 subsection 
7d7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+   
physician assi/ant /udies1 aft] alli$   
heal?12  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#ab7 z p>agraph 7#ac72 &  7,c7 by      
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#aa7 ! foll[+3    
7#ab7 9 ! case ( a grant = a physician  

assi/ant education program 7z def9$ 9   
section #gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep77--   
7,a7 creat+ or improv+ facilities =     
int]net or o!r di/ance education        
te*nologies1 includ+ pur*ase or r5tal ( 
telecommunications te*nology equipm5t or
 s]vices2 &  7,b7 collaborat+ ) o!r     
in/itutions ( high] education to exp&   
po/baccalaureate degree (f]+s2 &  4  7c7
 ,ext5sion ( au?orization (             
appropriations ,subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( 
section #gbe ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacf;c7 are ea* 
am5d$ by /rik+ fiscal ye> #bjji & ins]t+
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assi/ant po/baccalaureate opportunities 
= ,hispanic ,am]icans  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,section #ead ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aajb;c7 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7   
,priority = physician assi/ant education
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pref]5ce to an application by an        
eligible in/itution = a grant "u ?is "p 

t demon/rates t ! grant funds aw>d$ "u  
?is "p w be us$ to support physician    
assi/ant education programs 7z def9$ 9  
section #gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep774  4 
7b7 ,ext5sion ( au?orization (          
appropriations ,section #ebh7;a77#b7 ( !
 ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #aajc;g7a77#b77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ #ajj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjji &2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ fiscal ye>   
#bjbb & aft] su* sums z may be necess>y 
=4  #f4 ,support+ /ud5t matriculation & 
physician assi/ant education programs at
 rural s]v+ in/itutions ( high]         
education ,section #hfa ( "p ,q ( title 
,,viii ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (     
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aafaq7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 by /rik+   
?ree ( ! foll[+ f\r & ins]t+ f\r ( !    
foll[+ five2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#e7 ,to improve heal? work=ce 
di/ribution 9 rural areas by support+   
heal? pr(essions /ud5t matriculation or 
! developm5t ( new heal? pr(essions     

programs1 includ+ physician assi/ant    
education programs 7z def9$ 9 section   
#gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep774  2 &  7#b7 9    
subsection 7g71 by /rik+ fiscal ye>     
#bjji & ins]t+ fiscal ye> #bjbb4