,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #be1        
#bjbd,ms4 ,ross introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to address !
 %ortage ( m$ical laboratory p]sonnel1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$ical ,laboratory
 ,p]sonnel ,%ortage ,relief ,act (      
#bjbd4  #b4 ,includ+ m$ical laboratory  
p]sonnel & s]vices 9 ,national ,heal?   
,s]vice ,corps programs  7a7 ,def9ition 
,section #cca7;a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;d7a77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,d71 by
 /rik+ or m5tal heal? & ins]t+ m5tal    
heal?1 or m$ical laboratory s]vices2 &  
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7 ,!
 t]m m$ical laboratory p]sonnel-- 7i7   
means individuals-- 7,i7 seek+ or       
receiv+ tra9+ 9 an accr$it$ m$ical      
laboratory sci5ce program2 or  7,,ii7   
employ$ 9 a position 9 :i* ! individual 

exam9es mat]ials d]iv$ f ! human body = 
! purpose ( provid+ in=mation = !       
diagnosis1 prev5tion1 or treatm5t ( a   
disease or impairm5t ( human be+s2 &    
7ii7 includes phlebotomi/s1 m$ical      
laboratory assi/ants1 hi/ote*nologi/s1  
laboratory sci5ti/s1 laboratory         
te*nicians1 & g5etic c\nselors4  4  7b7 
,m$ical laboratory heal? pr(essional    
t>get areas ,section #ccb ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bed;e7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7l7 ,m$ical laboratory heal?   
pr(essional t>get areas  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out a program (--
 7,a7 id5tify+ m$ical laboratory heal?  
pr(essional t>get areas2 &  7,b7 assign+
 memb]s ( ! ,corps :o are m$ical        
laboratory p]sonnel to su* areas4  7#b7 
,applicable provisions ,! provisions (  
p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#f7
 ( subsection 7k7 %all apply to !       
id5tification ( m$ical laboratory heal? 
pr(essional t>get areas & ! assignm5t ( 
m$ical laboratory p]sonnel "u ?is       

subsection except t-- 7,a7 ref]5ces to  
mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essional t>get    
areas %all be treat$ z ref]5ces to      
m$ical laboratory heal? pr(essional     
t>get areas2 &  7,b7 ref]5ces to        
mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essionals &       
mat]nity c>e %all be treat$ z ref]5ces  
to m$ical laboratory p]sonnel & m$ical  
laboratory s]vices1 respectively4  4    
7c7 ,loan repaym5t program ,section     
#cch;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by ins]t+ m$ical 
laboratory p]sonnel1 aft] d5ti/s12 &    
7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ an
 individual mu/-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh  
or physician assi/ant2 & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3 an individual mu/-- 7#a7 7,a7   
7i7 h a degree 9 m$ic9e1 o/eopa?ic      
m$ic9e1 d5ti/ry1 or ano!r heal?         
pr(ession1 or an appropriate degree f a 
graduate program ( behavioral & m5tal   
heal?2  7ii7 be c]tifi$ z a nurse       
midwife1 nurse practition]1 or physician
 assi/ant2 or  7iii7 h a degree 9 m$ical

 laboratory sci5ce2  2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 
7#a77;,b71 by ins]t+ m$ical laboratory  
sci5ce1 aft] m5tal heal?12 &  7,c7 9    
p>agraph 7#a77;,c77ii71 by ins]t+ m$ical
 laboratory sci5ce1 aft] d5ti/ry14  #c4 
,m$ical laboratory p]sonnel education   
program ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ggh    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;f-#c7 ! foll[+3     
#ggi4 ,m$ical laboratory p]sonnel       
education program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y may make grants to1 or ent]   
into contracts )1 eligible entities t ! 
,secret>y has det]m9$ are capable (     
c>ry+ out su* grant or contract-- 7#a7  
to plan1 develop1 op]ate1 or p>ticipate 
9 an accr$it$ m$ical laboratory         
pr(essional education program t aw>ds an
 associate's1 ba*elor's1 or graduate    
degree or c]tificate2 &  7#b7 to        
recruit1 tra91 & develop faculty = su*  
program4  7b7 ,priorities 9 mak+ aw>ds  
,9 aw>d+ grants & contracts "u p>agraph 
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to 
eligible entities t-- 7#a7 utilize      

innovative approa*es to cl9ical tea*+2  
7#b7 are committ$ to tra9+ individuals f
 rural1 und]repres5t$1 or disadvantag$  
backgr\nds2  7#c7 tea* collaboration    
among heal? pr(essionals2 or  7#d7      
provide tra9+ 9 cultural compet5cy &    
heal? lit]acy4  7c7 ,duration ( aw>ds ,a
 grant or contract aw>d$ "u ?is         
subsection %all be = a p]iod ( #c ye>s4 
7d7 ,eligible entity def9$ ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]m eligible entity means an 
accr$it$ nonpr(it hospital1 s*ool (     
alli$ heal?1 or nonpr(it entity t       
sponsors accr$it$ int]n%ip programs     
requir$ = pr(essional c]tification4  7e7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section-- 7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj = ! fir/ 
full fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 su* sums z 
may be necess>y = subsequ5t fiscal ye>s4
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