115 STAT. 2460 PUBLIC LAW 107-135^JAN. 23, 2002 Urban and rural areas. Contacts. Establishment. Termination date. 38 USC 7303. 38 USC 7303 note. The Secretary shall designate at least one site for such program in each geographic service area of the Veterans Health Administration. The sites so designated shall be medical centers and clinics located in urban areas and in rural areas. (d) CARE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE.—The chiropractic care and services available under the program shall include a variety of chiropractic care and services for neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, including subluxation complex. (e) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. — (1) The Secretary shall carry out the program through personal service contracts and by appointment of licensed chiropractors in Department medical centers and clinics. (2) As part of the program, the Secretary shall provide training and materials relating to chiropractic care and services to Department health care providers assigned to primary care teams for the purpose of familiarizing such providers with the benefits of chiropractic care and services. (f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (g) CHIROPRACTIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— (1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to provide direct assistance and advice to the Secretary in the development and implementation of the chiropractic health program. (2) The membership of the advisory committee shall include members of the chiropractic care profession and such other members as the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) Matters on which the advisory committee shall assist and advise the Secretary shall include the following: (A) Protocols governing referral to chiropractors. (B) Protocols governing direct access to chiropractic care. (C) Protocols governing scope of practice of chiropractic practitioners. (D) Definition of services to be provided. (E) Such other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (4) The advisory committee shall cease to exist on December 31, 2004. SEC. 205. FUNDS FOR FIELD OFFICES OF THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH COMPLIANCE AND ASSURANCE. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 7303 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) Amounts for the activities of the field offices of the Office of Research Compliance and Assurance of the Department shall be derived from amounts appropriated for the Veterans Health Administration for Medical Care (rather than from amounts appropriated for the Veterans Health Administration for Medical and Prosthetic Research).". (b) APPLICABILITY TO FISCAL YEAR 2002. —In order to carry out subsection (e) of section 7303 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), for fiscal year 2002, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transfer such sums as necessary for that purpose from amounts appropriated for the Veterans Health Administration for Medical and Prosthetic Research for fiscal year 2002 to amounts appropriated for the Veterans Health Administration for Medical Care for that fiscal year.
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