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[FR Doc No: 94-12857]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Final Minimum Percentages for ``High Rate'' and ``Significant
Increase in the Rate'' for Implementation of the General Statutory
Funding Preference for Grants for Nurse Anesthetist Education Programs
for Fiscal Year 1994
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces
the final minimum percentages for ``high rate'' and ``significant
increase in the rate'' for implementation of the general statutory
funding preference for fiscal year (FY) 1994 Grants for Nurse
Anesthetist Education Programs funded under the authority of section
831(a), title VIII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the
Nurse Education and Practice Improvement Amendments of 1992, title II
of the Health Professions Education Extension Amendments of 1992,
Public Law 102-408, dated October 13, 1992.
Purpose
Section 831(a) of the Public Health Service Act authorizes the
Secretary to make grants to cover the costs of projects to develop and
operate programs for the education of nurse anesthetists.
Statutory Funding Preference
In making awards of grants under this section, preference will be
given to any qualified applicant that--
(A) Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings
having the principal focus of serving residents of medically
underserved communities; or
(B) During the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which
such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the
rate of placing graduates in such settings.
Minimum Percentages for ``High Rate'' and ``Significant Increase in the
Rate''
A notice which announced this grant cycle was published in the
Federal Register on January 6, 1994 at 59 FR 769, and proposed minimum
percentages for ``high rate'' and ``significant increase in the rate''
for implementation of the general statutory funding preference. No
comments were received during the 30 day comment period. Therefore, the
percentages for ``high rate'' and ``significant increase in the rate''
remain as proposed. The final minimum percentages are shown below.
``High rate'' is defined as a minimum of 20 percent of graduates in
academic years 1990-91, 1991-92 or 1992-93 who spend at least 50
percent of their worktime in clinical practice in the specified
settings. Graduates who are providing care in a medically underserved
community as a part of a fellowship or other educational experience can
be counted.
``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic
years 1991-92 and 1992-93, the rate of placing graduates in the
specified settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent and that
not less than 15 percent of graduates from the most recent year are
working in these settings.
Additional Information
If additional programmatic information is needed, please contact:
Ms. Donna English, Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions,
Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, room
9-35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: (301)
443-5763 FAX: (301) 443-8586.
This program, Grants for Nurse Anesthetist Education Programs, is
listed at 93.916 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. It is
not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (as implemented through 45
CFR part 100). This program is not subject to the Public Health System
Reporting Requirements.
Dated: May 20, 1994.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-12857 Filed 5-25-94; 8:45 am]
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