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S. 1097 (102nd)

A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide fellowships in geriatric psychiatry, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

17 May 1991

Last action

17 May 1991 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Sponsors

Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

21 April 2025

Healthcare · Education

Summary

Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow projects which focus on training physicians and dentists who plan to teach geriatric medicine or geriatric dentistry to: (1) be staffed by full-time teaching physicians with experience or training in geriatric psychiatry; (2) be based in a graduate medical education program in psychiatry; and (3) offer a one- or two-year psychiatry fellowship program with emphasis in geriatrics.

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Timeline

  1. 17 May 1991

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 May 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

2 official files

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