106 STAT. 2044 PUBLIC LAW 102-408—OCT. 13, 1992 "(2) to provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships and fellowships) to participants in such a program who are in need of financial assistance and who plan to specialize in the practice of general dentistry; and "(3) to fund innovative, nontraditional models for the provision of postdoctoral (General Dentistry training. " (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. 42 USC 293n. "SEC. 750. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may meike grants to and enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine and other public or nonprofit private entities to meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain programs— "(1) for the training of physician assistants (as defined in section 799); and "(2) for the training of individuals who will teach programs of such training. "(b) REGULATIONS. — Afler consultation with appropriate organizations, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations for programs receiving assistance under subsection (a) for the training of physician assistants. Such regulations shall, as a minimum, require that such a program— "(1) extend for at least one academic year and consist of— "(A) supervised clinical practice; and "(B) at least four months (in the aggregate) of classroom instruction, directed toward preparing students to deliver health care; "(2) have an enrollment of not less than eight students; and "(3) train students in primary care, disease prevention, health promotion, geriatric medicine, and home health care. "(c) PLACEMENT OF GRADUATES.— No grant or contract may be made under subsection (a) unless the school or other entity involved provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the school or entity has appropriate mechanisms for placing graduates of the training program with respect to which the application is submitted in positions for which they have been trained. "(d) FUNDING. — "(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1995. "(2) LIMITATION.— Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) may be expended for ceirrying out subsection (a)(2). 42 USC 293o. "SEC. 751. PODIATRIC MEDICINE. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may make ^prants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private hospitals and schools of podiatric medicine for the purpose of planning and implementing projects in primary care training for podiatric physicians in approved or provisionally approved residency programs which shall provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships
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