Federal

Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

8,465 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 292u — Administrative provisions
• § 292v — Provision by schools of information to students
• § 292w — Procedures for appeal of termination of agreements
• § 292x — Distribution of assets from loan funds
• § 292y — General provisions
• § 293 — Centers of excellence
• § 2930 to 2930f — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2931 to 2933 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 293a — Scholarships for disadvantaged students
• § 293b — Loan repayments and fellowships regarding faculty positions
• § 293c — Educational assistance in the health professions regarding individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
• § 293d — Authorization of appropriation
• § 293e — Grants for health professions education
• § 293j — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 102(2) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3537
• § 293k — Primary care training and enhancement
• § 293k–1 — Training opportunities for direct care workers
• § 293k–2 — Training in general, pediatric, and public health dentistry
• § 293l — Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
• § 293l–1 — Teaching health centers development grants
• § 293m — Rural physician training grants
• § 293n to 293p — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 102(4) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3539
• § 294 — General provisions
• § 2941 to 2948 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2949 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–644, § 9(c)(6) , Jan. 4, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2314
• § 294a — Area health education centers
• § 294b — Continuing educational support for health professionals serving in rural and underserved communities
• § 294c — Education and training relating to geriatrics
• § 294d — Quentin N. Burdick program for rural interdisciplinary training
• § 294e — Allied health and other disciplines
• § 294e–1 — Mental and behavioral health education and training grants
• § 294f — Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages
• § 294g — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5306(a)(1) , Mar. 23, 2010 , 124 Stat. 626
• § 294h — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–4, title V, § 501(b)(2) , Mar. 7, 2013 , 127 Stat. 101
• § 294i — Program for education and training in pain care
• § 294i–1 — Emergency department alternatives to opioids program
• § 294j — Demonstration program to integrate quality improvement and patient safety training into clinical education of health professionals
• § 294k — Training demonstration program
• § 294n — Health professions workforce information and analysis
• § 294o — Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education
• § 294p — Training for health care providers
• § 294q — National Health Care Workforce Commission
• § 294r — State health care workforce development grants
• § 294s — Rural maternal and obstetric care training demonstration
• § 294t — Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce
• § 294u — Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services by health care professionals
• § 295 — General provisions
• § 2950, 2951 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 295a — Public health training centers
• § 295b — Public health traineeships
• § 295c — Preventive medicine and public health training grant program
• § 295d — Health administration traineeships and special projects
• § 295e — Authorization of appropriations
• § 295f — Investment in tomorrow’s pediatric health care workforce
• § 295f–1 — Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program
• § 295f–2 — Training for mid-career public and allied health professionals
• § 295f–3 — Fellowship training in applied public health epidemiology, public health laboratory science, public health informatics, and expansion of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
• § 295h — Loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce
• § 295j — Preferences and required information in certain programs
• § 295k — Health professions data
• § 295l — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 106(a)(2)(C) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3557
• § 295m — Prohibition against discrimination on basis of sex
• § 295n — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 101(b)(1) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3537
• § 295n–1 — Application
• § 295n–2 — Use of funds
• § 295o — Matching requirement
• § 295o–1 — Generally applicable provisions
• § 295o–2 — Technical assistance
• § 295p — Definitions
• § 296 — Definitions
• § 2961 to 2970 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 296a — Application
• § 296b — Use of funds
• § 296c — Matching requirement
• § 296d — Preference
• § 296e — Generally applicable provisions
• § 296e–1 — Grants for health professions education
• § 296f — Technical assistance
• § 296g — Prohibition against discrimination by schools on basis of sex
• § 296j — Advanced education nursing grants
• § 296j–1 — Demonstration grants for family nurse practitioner training programs
• § 296m — Workforce diversity grants
• § 296p — Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention grants
• § 296p–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3404(a)(7) , Mar. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 394
• § 2971 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–568, § 13(i) , Nov. 2, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2436
• § 2971a to 2971g — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2972 to 2978 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2979 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2979a, 2980 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 297a — Student loan fund
• § 297b — Loan provisions
• § 297c — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 123(3) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3562
• § 297c–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–408, title II, § 211(a)(2) , Oct. 13, 1992 , 106 Stat. 2078
• § 297d — Allotments and payments of Federal capital contributions
• § 297e — Distribution of assets from loan funds
• § 297f — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–63, title IX, § 936(e)(1) , July 29, 1975 , 89 Stat. 363
• § 297g — Modification of agreements; compromise, waiver or release
• § 297h — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–92, § 9(a)(1) , Aug. 16, 1985 , 99 Stat. 400
• § 297i — Procedures for appeal of terminations
• § 297n — Loan repayment and scholarship programs
• § 297n–1 — Nurse faculty loan program
• § 297o — Eligible individual student loan repayment
• § 297t — National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
• § 297w, 297x — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3404(a)(12) , Mar. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 394
• § 298 — Comprehensive geriatric education
• § 2981 to 2981c — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2982 to 2982c — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2982d — Omitted
• § 2983 to 2983b — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2984, 2984a — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2984b — Omitted
• § 2985 to 2985c — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2985c–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–568, § 14(k) , Nov. 2, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2438
• § 2985d to 2985g — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 298d — Authorization of appropriations
• § 299 — Mission and duties
• § 2991 — Short title
• § 2991a — Congressional statement of purpose
• § 2991b — Financial assistance for Native American projects
• § 2991b–1 — Loan fund; demonstration project
• § 2991b–2 — Establishment of Administration for Native Americans
• § 2991b–3 — Grant program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages
• § 2991c — Technical assistance and training
• § 2991d — Research, demonstration, and pilot projects
• § 2991d–1 — Panel review of applications for assistance
• § 2991e — Announcement of research, demonstration, or pilot projects
• § 2991f — Submission of plans to State and local officials
• § 2991g — Records and audits
• § 2991h — Appeals, notice, and hearing
• § 2992 — Evaluation of projects
• § 2992–1 — Annual report
• § 2992a — Labor standards
• § 2992a–1 — Staff
• § 2992b — Administration
• § 2992b–1 — Additional requirements applicable to rulemaking
• § 2992c — Definitions
• § 2992d — Authorization of appropriations
• § 2993 to 2993b — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–113, title VI, § 603 , Oct. 1, 1973 , 87 Stat. 417
• § 2994 to 2994d — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–113, title VI, § 603 , Oct. 1, 1973 , 87 Stat. 417
• § 2995 to 2995c — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a) , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 519
• § 2995d — Omitted
• § 2996 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
• § 2996a — Definitions
• § 2996b — Legal Services Corporation
• § 2996c — Board of Directors
• § 2996d — Officers and employees
• § 2996e — Powers, duties, and limitations
• § 2996f — Grants and contracts
• § 2996g — Records and reports
• § 2996h — Audits
• § 2996i — Financing
• § 2996j — Special limitations
• § 2996k — Coordination
• § 2996l — Reservation of right to repeal, alter, or amend
• § 299a — General authorities
• § 299a–1 — Research on health disparities
• § 299b — Health care outcome improvement research
• § 299b–1 — Private-public partnerships to improve organization and delivery
• § 299b–2 — Information on quality and cost of care
• § 299b–21 — Definitions
• § 299b–22 — Privilege and confidentiality protections
• § 299b–23 — Network of patient safety databases
• § 299b–24 — Patient safety organization certification and listing
• § 299b–24a — Activities regarding women’s health
• § 299b–25 — Technical assistance
• § 299b–26 — Severability
• § 299b–3 — Information systems for health care improvement
• § 299b–31 — Quality measure development
• § 299b–33 — Health care delivery system research
• § 299b–34 — Quality improvement technical assistance and implementation
• § 299b–35 — Grants or contracts to implement medication management services in treatment of chronic diseases
• § 299b–36 — Program to facilitate shared decisionmaking
• § 299b–37 — Dissemination and building capacity for research
• § 299b–4 — Research supporting primary care and access in underserved areas
• § 299b–4a — Studies on preventive interventions in primary care for older Americans
• § 299b–5 — Health care practice and technology innovation
• § 299b–6 — Coordination of Federal Government quality improvement efforts
• § 299b–7 — Research on outcomes of health care items and services
• § 299b–8 — Omitted
• § 299c — Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
• § 299c–1 — Peer review with respect to grants and contracts
• § 299c–2 — Certain provisions with respect to development, collection, and dissemination of data
• § 299c–3 — Dissemination of information
• § 299c–4 — Additional provisions with respect to grants and contracts
• § 299c–5 — Certain administrative authorities
• § 299c–6 — Funding
• § 299c–7 — Definitions
• § 3, 4 — Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XIII, § 1313, 58 Stat. 714
• § 300 — Project grants and contracts for family planning services
• § 3001 — Congressional declaration of objectives
• § 3002 — Definitions
• § 3003 — Congressional declaration of additional objectives
• § 300a — Formula grants to States for family planning services
• § 300a–1 — Training grants and contracts; authorization of appropriations
• § 300a–2 — Conduct, etc., of research activities
• § 300a–21 to 300a–28 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 955(b) , title XXI, § 2193(f), Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 592 , 828
• § 300a–29 — Omitted
• § 300a–3 — Informational and educational materials development grants and contracts; authorization of appropriations
• § 300a–4 — Grants and contracts
• § 300a–41 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 955(b) , title XXI, § 2193(f), Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 592 , 828
• § 300a–5 — Voluntary participation by individuals; participation not prerequisite for eligibility or receipt of other services and information