PUBLIC LAW 106-174—FEB. 25, 2000 114 STAT. 19 of any privately funded nationwide toll-free phone number used to provide advice and other assistance for jjoisonings or accidental exposures. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall not be used to fund any toll-free phone number described in subsection (b). SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONWroE MEDIA CAMPAIGN. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall establish a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison control resources in local communities and to conduct advertising campaigns concerning the nationwide toU-freje number established under section 4. (b) CONTRACT WITH ENTITY.— The Secretary may carry out subsection (a) by entering into contracts with 1 or more nationally recognized media firms for the development and distribution of monthly television, radio, and newspaper public service announcements. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $600,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004. SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM. (a) REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS. — The Secretary shall award grants to certified regional poison control centers for the purposes of achieving the financial stability of such centers, and for preventing and providing treatment recommendations for poisonings. (b) OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary shall also use amounts received under this section to— (1) develop standard education programs; (2) develop standard patient management protocols for commonly encountered toxic exposures; (3) improve and expand the poison control data collection systems; (4) improve national toxic exposure surveillance; and (5) expand the physician/medical toxicologist supervision of poison control centers. (c) CERTIFICATION.— Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary may make a grant to a center under subsection (a) only if— (1) the center has been certified by a professional organization in the field of poison control, and the Secretary has approved the orgsmization as having in effect standards for certification that reasonably provide for the protection of the public health with respect to poisoning; or (2) the center has been certified by a State government, and the Secretary has approved the State government as having in effect standards for certification that reasonably provide for the protection of the public health with respect to poisoning. (d) WAIVER OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may grant a waiver of the certification requirement of subsection (c) with respect to a noncertified poison control center or a newly established center that applies for a grant under this section if such center 42 USC 14804. 42 USC 14805.
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