A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize financial assistance for projects and programs to train physicians and other health personnel to identify and deal with the special medical problems related to the mentally retarded and to improve the ability of such personnel to provide health care to the mentally retarded.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 January 1979

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Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Amends title VII of the Public Health Service Act (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide assistance for projects and programs to train physicians and other health personnel to identify and deal with the special medical problems related to the mentally retarded.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/1369
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