A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to increase the support provided to programs for the training of medical rehabilitation health personnel, to establish an Advisory Council on Allied Health, and for other purposes.
Allied Health Professionals Promotion Act of 1991 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to grants and contracts concerning training of allied health personnel to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate 75 percent of the funds authorized to those allied health fields the Secretary determines to have: (1) the most significant shortages of practitioners; and (2) a significant role in the care and rehabilitation of patients who are elderly or disabled. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts to assist allied health students in meeting the costs of entry level education, allocating 75 percent of the funds as above. Makes payments of tuition under these provisions to, or on behalf of, a participating student, notwithstanding other law, exempt from taxation. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes appropriations for traineeships for advanced training of allied health personnel, making the traineeships available for postgraduate (currently, doctoral) programs and students.
Establishes within the Health Resources and Services Administration the Advisory Council on Allied Health.
Excludes registered nurses from the definition of "allied health personnel."
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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