A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the provisions of Section 601 thereof.

Summary

Authorizes appropriations for grants to the States: (1) for the construction of public or other nonprofit facilities for longterm care; (2) for the construction of public or other nonprofit outpatient facilities; and (3) for the construction of public or other nonprofit rehabilitation facilities under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes appropriations for grants for the construction of public or other nonprofit hospitals, public health centers, and the modernization of such facilities for fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Provides that the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, in alloting such appropriations, shall do so on the basis of population, the financial need, and the extent of the need for the services. Provides that no application for assistance under this Act which would result in an increased number of hospital beds in an area shall be approved unless such application has been reviewed and approved by the appropriate areawide health planning agency established pursuant to the Public Health Service Act and only if such assistance will be provided in accordance with plans as have been developed pursuant to the Act.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 February 1973

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