{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s295p","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f295p.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f295p.\nDefinitions\nFor purposes of this subchapter:\n(1)\n(A) The terms \u201cschool of medicine\u201d, \u201cschool of dentistry\u201d, \u201cschool of osteopathic medicine\u201d, \u201cschool of pharmacy\u201d, \u201cschool of optometry\u201d, \u201cschool of podiatric medicine\u201d, \u201cschool of veterinary medicine\u201d, \u201cschool of public health\u201d, and \u201cschool of chiropractic\u201d mean an accredited public or nonprofit private school in a State that provides training leading, respectively, to a degree of doctor of medicine, a degree of doctor of dentistry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of osteopathy, a degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy or an equivalent degree or a degree of doctor of pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of podiatric medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in public health or an equivalent degree, and a degree of doctor of chiropractic or an equivalent degree, and including advanced training related to such training provided by any such school.\n(B) The terms \u201cgraduate program in health administration\u201d and \u201cgraduate program in clinical psychology\u201d mean an accredited graduate program in a public or nonprofit private institution in a State that provides training leading, respectively, to a graduate degree in health administration or an equivalent degree and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology or an equivalent degree.\n(C) The terms \u201cgraduate program in clinical social work\u201d and \u201cgraduate program in marriage and family therapy\u201d and \u201cgraduate program in professional counseling\u201d mean an accredited graduate program in a public or nonprofit private institution in a State that provides training, respectively, in a concentration in health or mental health care leading to a graduate degree in social work and a concentration leading to a graduate degree in marriage and family therapy and a concentration leading to a graduate degree in counseling.\n(D) The term \u201cgraduate program in behavioral health and mental health practice\u201d means a graduate program in clinical psychology, behavioral health and mental health practice, clinical social work, professional counseling, or marriage and family therapy.\n(E) The term \u201caccredited\u201d, when applied to a school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, public health, or chiropractic, or a graduate program in health administration, clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional counseling, or marriage and family therapy, means a school or program that is accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education, except that a new school or program that, by reason of an insufficient period of operation, is not, at the time of application for a grant or contract under this subchapter, eligible for accreditation by such a recognized body or bodies, shall be deemed accredited for purposes of this subchapter, if the Secretary of Education finds, after consultation with the appropriate accreditation body or bodies, that there is reasonable assurance that the school or program will meet the accreditation standards of such body or bodies prior to the beginning of the academic year following the normal graduation date of the first entering class in such school or program.\n(2) The term \u201cteaching facilities\u201d means areas dedicated for use by students, faculty, or administrative or maintenance personnel for clinical purposes, research activities, libraries, classrooms, offices, auditoriums, dining areas, student activities, or other related purposes necessary for, and appropriate to, the conduct of comprehensive programs of education. Such term includes interim facilities but does not include off-site improvements or living quarters.\n(3)\nPhysician assistant education program.\u2014\nThe term \u201cphysician assistant education program\u201d means an educational program in a public or private institution in a State that\u2014\n(A) has as its objective the education of individuals who, upon completion of their studies in the program, be\n1\n1 So in original. Probably should be \u201cwill be\u201d.\n(B) is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.\n(4) The term \u201cschool of allied health\u201d means a public or nonprofit private college, junior college, or university or hospital-based educational entity that\u2014\n(A) provides, or can provide, programs of education to enable individuals to become allied health professionals or to provide additional training for allied health professionals;\n(B) provides training for not less than a total of twenty persons in the allied health curricula (except that this subparagraph shall not apply to any hospital-based educational entity);\n(C) includes or is affiliated with a teaching hospital; and\n(D) is accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purposes by the Secretary of Education, or which provides to the Secretary satisfactory assurance by such accrediting body or bodies that reasonable progress is being made toward accreditation.\n(5) The term \u201callied health professionals\u201d means a health professional (other than a registered nurse or physician assistant)\u2014\n(A) who has received a certificate, an associate\u2019s degree, a bachelor\u2019s degree, a master\u2019s degree, a doctoral degree, or postbaccalaureate training, in a science relating to health care;\n(B) who shares in the responsibility for the delivery of health care services or related services, including\u2014\n(i) services relating to the identification, evaluation, and prevention of disease and disorders;\n(ii) dietary and nutrition services;\n(iii) health promotion services;\n(iv) rehabilitation services; or\n(v) health systems management services; and\n(C) who has not received a degree of doctor of medicine, a degree of doctor of osteopathy, a degree of doctor of dentistry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of optometry or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of podiatric medicine or an equivalent degree, a degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of pharmacy or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in public health or an equivalent degree, a degree of doctor of chiropractic or an equivalent degree, a graduate degree in health administration or an equivalent degree, a doctoral degree in clinical psychology or an equivalent degree, or a degree in social work or an equivalent degree or a degree in counseling or an equivalent degree.\n(6) The term \u201cmedically underserved community\u201d means an urban or rural area or population that\u2014\n(A) is eligible for designation under\nsection 254e of this title\n(B) is eligible to be served by a migrant health center under section 254b\n2\n2 See References in Text notes below.\n2\nsection 254b(h) of this title\n2\n(C) has a shortage of personal health services, as determined under criteria issued by the Secretary under\nsection 1395x(aa)(2) of this title\n(D) is designated by a State Governor (in consultation with the medical community) as a shortage area or medically underserved community.\n(7) The term \u201cDepartment\u201d means the Department of Health and Human Services.\n(8) The term \u201cnonprofit\u201d refers to the status of an entity owned and operated by one or more corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.\n(9) The term \u201cState\u201d includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.\n(10)\n(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the term \u201cunderrepresented minorities\u201d means, with respect to a health profession, racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the health profession relative to the number of individuals who are members of the population involved.\n(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), Asian individuals shall be considered by the various subpopulations of such individuals.\n(11) The term \u201cpsychologist\u201d means an individual who\u2014\n(A) holds a doctoral degree in psychology; and\n(B) is licensed or certified on the basis of the doctoral degree in psychology, by the State in which the individual practices, at the independent practice level of psychology to furnish diagnostic, assessment, preventive, and therapeutic services directly to individuals.\n(12)\nArea health education center.\u2014\nThe term \u201carea health education center\u201d means a public or nonprofit private organization that has a cooperative agreement or contract in effect with an entity that has received an award under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of\nsection 294a of this title\nsection 294a(d)(1) of this title\n(13)\nArea health education center program.\u2014\nThe term \u201carea health education center program\u201d means\n3\n3 So in original. The word \u201ca\u201d probably should appear.\nsection 294a of this title\nsection 294a(c) of this title\n4\n4 So in original. The word \u201cand\u201d probably should appear.\n(14)\nClinical social worker.\u2014\nThe term \u201cclinical social worker\u201d has the meaning given the term in\nsection 1395x(hh)(1) of this title\n(15)\nCultural competency.\u2014\nThe term \u201ccultural competency\u201d shall be defined by the Secretary in a manner consistent with\nsection 300u\u20136(d)(3) of this title\n(16)\nDirect care worker.\u2014\nThe term \u201cdirect care worker\u201d has the meaning given that term in the 2010 Standard Occupational Classifications of the Department of Labor for Home Health Aides [31\u20131011], Psychiatric Aides [31\u20131013], Nursing Assistants [31\u20131014], and Personal Care Aides [39\u20139021].\n(17)\nFederally qualified health center.\u2014\nThe term \u201cFederally qualified health center\u201d has the meaning given that term in\nsection 1395x(aa) of this title\n(18)\nFrontier health professional shortage area.\u2014\nThe term \u201cfrontier health professional shortage 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