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42 U.S. Code § 300z-1. Definitions; regulations applicable
(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term—
(1)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(2) “eligible person” means—
(A)
with regard to the provision of care services, a pregnant adolescent, an adolescent parent, or the family of a pregnant adolescent or an adolescent parent; or
(B)
with regard to the provision of prevention services and referral to such other services which may be appropriate, a nonpregnant adolescent;
(3) “eligible grant recipient” means a public or nonprofit private organization or agency which demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary—
(A)
in the case of an organization which will provide care services, the capability of providing all core services in a single setting or the capability of creating a network through which all core services would be provided; or
(B)
in the case of an organization which will provide prevention services, the capability of providing such services;
(4) “necessary services” means services which may be provided by grantees which are—
(A)
pregnancy testing and maternity counseling;
(B)
adoption counseling and referral services which present adoption as an option for pregnant adolescents, including referral to licensed adoption agencies in the community if the eligible grant recipient is not a licensed adoption agency;
(C)
primary and preventive health services including prenatal and postnatal care;
(D)
nutrition information and counseling;
(E)
referral for screening and treatment of venereal disease;
(F)
referral to appropriate pediatric care;
(G) educational services relating to family life and problems associated with adolescent premarital sexual relations, including—
(i)
information about adoption;
(ii)
education on the responsibilities of sexuality and parenting;
(iii)
the development of material to support the role of parents as the provider of sex education; and
(iv)
assistance to parents, schools, youth agencies, and health providers to educate adolescents and preadolescents concerning self-discipline and responsibility in human sexuality;
(H)
appropriate educational and vocational services;
(I)
referral to licensed residential care or maternity home services; and
(J)
mental health services and referral to mental health services and to other appropriate physical health services;
(K)
child care sufficient to enable the adolescent parent to continue education or to enter into employment;
(L)
consumer education and homemaking;
(M)
counseling for the immediate and extended family members of the eligible person;
(N)
transportation;
(O)
outreach services to families of adolescents to discourage sexual relations among unemancipated minors;
(P)
family planning services; and
(Q)
such other services consistent with the purposes of this subchapter as the Secretary may approve in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary;