A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding the practice of pharmacy.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments to recipients to offset tax liability. Establishes reporting requirements.
Requires repayment to the Federal Government by recipients who fail to maintain acceptable levels of academic standing, are dismissed for disciplinary reasons, voluntarily terminate their programs, or fail to provide health services in accordance with their commitments after their academic program is completed. Permits a waiver of liability under specified circumstances. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish student loan programs to increase the number of faculty at schools of pharmacy. Directs each school in which such a program is established to pay at least one-ninth of the Federal capital contributions. Caps loans from such programs to individual students at $30,000 annually. Requires, upon completion of specified employment requirements as a faculty member, that an amount up to 85 percent of loans (plus interest thereon) from such a program be canceled, with the Federal Government reimbursing the school for its proportionate share of the canceled amount.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants or contracts to qualifying pharmacy schools for computer-based pharmaceutical education systems.
Authorizes appropriations.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 329.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12863)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12863-12864)
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 621.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9927-9930; text as passed Senate: CR S9928-9930)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9927-9930; text as passed Senate: CR S9928-9930)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.