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[88 STAT. 130]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1975
[88 STAT. 130]

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PUBLIC LAW 93-282-MAY 14, 1974

[88 STAT.

tion. Such evaluation shall include comments on the relationship of the project to other projects and programs pending and approved and to the State comprehensive plan for treatment and prevention of 42 USC 4573. alcohol abusc and alcoholism under section 303. The State shall furnish the applicant a copy of any such evaluation. "(3) Approval of any application for a grant or contract by the Secretary, including the earmarking of financial assistance for a program or project, may be granted only if the application substantially meets a set of criteria established by the Secretary that— " (A) provides that the projects and programs for which assistance under this section is sought will be substantially administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; " (B) provides for such methods of administration £ts are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such programs and projects; " (C) provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant; and " (D) provides reasonable assurance that Federal funds made available under this section for any period will be so used as to supplement and increase, to the extent feasible and practical, the level of State, local, and other non-Federal funds that would in the absence of such Federal funds be made available for the projects and programs described in this section, and will in no event supplant such State, local, and other non-Federal funds. Appropriation. ^^ (d) To make payments under grants and contracts under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $95,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.". PART D—^ADMISSION TO HOSPITALS; CONFIDENTIALITY or KECORDS HOSPITAL A D M I S S I O N S

42 USC 4581,

SEC. 121. (a) Section 321 of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 is amended to read as follows: "ADMISSION or ALCOHOL ABUSERS AND ALCOHOLICS TO PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOSPITALS

Regulations.

"SEC. 321. (a) Alcohol abusers and alcoholics who are suffering from medical conditions shall not be discriminated against in admission or treatment, solely because of their alcohol abuse or alcoholism, by any private or public general hospital which receives support in any form from any program supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated to any Federal department or agency. " (b)(1) The Sccretary is authorized to make regulations for the enforcement of the policy of subsection (a) with respect to the admission and treatment of alcohol abusers and alcoholics in hospitals which receive support of any kind from any program administered by the Secretary. Such regulations shall include procedures for determining (after opportunity for a hearing if requested) if a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, notification of failure to comply with such subsection, and opportunity for a violator to. comply with such subsection. If the Secretary determines that a hospital subject to such regulations has violated subsection (a) and such violation continues after an opportunity has been afforded for compliance, the Secretary