Health Professions Training Assistance, Nurse Education, National Health Service Corps, Health Maintenance Organizations, and Primary Health Care Amendments of 1984

Summary

Nurse Education Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funds for FY 1984 through 1987 for the nursing special projects program. Authorizes additional projects that demonstrate: (1) institutional and nursing service organizational arrangements that support more cost effective health care delivery systems; or (2) effective means of facilitating the transition of students in schools of nursing to nursing practice. Revises the advanced nurse training program to authorize grants and contracts that lead to master's and doctoral degrees and which prepare professional nurses to serve as nurse educators, administrators, consultants, researchers or to serve in clinical nurse specialties. Authorizes grants and contracts for: (1) schools of nursing to develop and operate programs for nurse practitioners; and (2) accredited certificate programs for nurse midwives. Redefines "programs for the education of nurse practitioners" as programs for registered nurses which lead to a master's degree or a doctoral degree, except those programs that educate nurse midwives. Repeals authority for grants and contracts to be used for preparation of faculty members. Reauthorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987. Revises the authority for traineeships for advanced training of professional nurses to cover the costs of traineeships for nurses in master's or doctoral degree programs which educate such nurses to serve as nurse practitioners, midwives, administrators, educators, or researchers or to serve in other professional nursing specialties. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987. Extends the authority for traineeships for training nurse anesthetists to cover the cost of improving existing programs. Provides financial assistance to nurse anesthetist faculty members for advanced education. Continues the nursing student loan program and authorizes appropriations for new capital contributions to nursing schools' revolving loan funds. Allows the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) the addresses of all persons who have defaulted on nursing student loans. Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to disclose this information to nursing schools to assist them in the collection of defaulted loans. Repeals the requirement that a certain portion of loan appropriations be reserved for students who have neither been students nor been employed on a full-time basis for the past seven years. Eliminates the preference for first year students for nursing student loans. Establishes within the Health Resources and Services Administration the Bureau of Nursing. Establishes within the Bureau the Center for Nursing Studies and Research. Requires the Center to conduct and support programs of basic and clinical research and training. Provides that the center disseminate information relating to: (1) the promotion of health; (2) the prevention of illness; (3) the response of patients and families to acute and chronic illnesses; and (4) nursing education, services and resources. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Division of Nursing of the Health Resources Administration.

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 4 October 1984

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 26 September 1984

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 6 September 1984

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 28 June 1984

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 25 May 1984

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 April 1984

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