View Source

42 U.S. Code § 255

Home health services

42 U.S. Code § 255. Home health services

(a) Purpose; authorization of grants and loans; considerations; conditions on loans; appropriations
(1)
For the purpose of encouraging the establishment and initial operation of home health programs to provide home health services in areas in which such services are inadequate or not readily accessible, the Secretary may, in accordance with the provisions of this section, make grants to public and nonprofit private entities and loans to proprietary entities to meet the initial costs of establishing and operating such home health programs. Such grants and loans may include funds to provide training for paraprofessionals (including homemaker home health aides) to provide home health services.
(2) In making grants and loans under this subsection, the Secretary shall—
(A)
consider the relative needs of the several States for home health services;
(B)
give preference to areas in which a high percentage of the population proposed to be served is composed of individuals who are elderly, medically indigent, or disabled; and
(C)
give special consideration to areas with inadequate means of transportation to obtain necessary health services.
This document is only available to subscribers. Please log in or purchase access.
Purchase Login

About SCCE

The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) is a non-profit, member-based professional association. SCCE supports our members' work with education, news, and discussion forums. We are a community of leaders, defining and shaping the corporate compliance environment across a wide range of industries and geographic regions. In developing and maintaining effective ethics and compliance programs, our members strengthen and protect their companies.

952.933.4977

About HCCA

The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), is a 501(c)6 non-profit, member-based professional association. HCCA was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. We provide training, certification, and other resources to over 10,000 members. Our members include compliance officers and staff from a wide range of organizations, including hospitals, research facilities, clinics and technology service providers.

952.988.0141

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Copyright © 2024 by Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) & Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA). No claim to original US Government works. All rights reserved. All information provided through this site, including without limitation all information such as the “look and feel” of the site, data files, graphics, text, photographs, drawings, logos, images, sounds, music, video or audio files on this site, is owned and/or licensed by SCCE & HCCA or its suppliers and is subject to United States and international copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Any third party logos and/or content provided herein is owned by such third parties and is used by permission herein. Your use of this site to is subject to our Terms Of Use and Privacy Statement.
Cookie settings