U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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Office of Rural Health Policy

Program	Old Legislative Authority	New Legislative Authority	Authorized Through
Public Access Defibrillation	Sec. 312, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 159(c), P.L. 107-188 ¹⁶ and Sec. 2, P.L. 108-41 ²⁹	Sec. 312, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 159(c), P.L. 107-188 ¹⁶ and Sec. 2, P.L. 108-41 ²⁹, as further amended by Section 10412, P.L. 111-148 ⁶⁰	09/30/2014
Public Access Defibrillation Demonstration Projects	Sec. 313, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 159(c), P.L. 107-188 ¹⁶	No change	09/30/2006
Rural Outreach/Network Development/Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement/ Network Development Planning Grant/Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program	Sec. 330A, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 201, P.L. 107-251 ², as amended by Sec. 4, P.L. 110-355 ⁵⁸	No change	09/30/2012
Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance Program	Sec. 330J, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 221, P.L. 107-251 ²	No change	09/30/2006
State Offices of Rural Health	Sec. 338J, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 301, P.L. 105-392 ²⁵	No change	09/30/2002 Funds available until expended *Program terminates after aggregate amounts appropriated equal $36 million
Office of Rural Health Policy	Sec. 711, SSA	No change	Indefinite
Rural Hospital Flexibility Grants Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex) Delta Health Initiative Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) Program	Sec. 1820(j), SSA, as amended by Sec. 4201(a), P.L. 105-33²⁰ and Sec. 405(f), P.L. 108-173 ³², as amended by Sec. 121, P.L. 110-275 ⁵⁵ Sec. 1820(j), SSA, as amended by Sec. 4201(a), P.L. 105-33²⁰ and Sec. 405(f), P.L. 108-173 ³²	Sec. 1820(j), SSA, as amended by Sec. 4201(a), P.L. 105-33²⁰ and Sec. 405(f), P.L. 108-173 ³², as amended by Sec. 121, P.L. 110-275 ⁵⁵^, as further amended by Sec. 3129, P.L. 111-148 ⁶⁰ Sec. 1820(j), SSA, as amended by Sec. 4201(a), P.L. 105-33²⁰ and Sec. 405(f), P.L. 108-173 ³² as further amended by Sec. 3129, P.L. 111-148 ⁶⁰	09/30/2012 Funds available until expended 09/30/2012
Denali Commission	Sec. 309, P.L. 105-277²⁶ as amended by Sec. 701, P.L. 106-113 ²⁷	No change	09/30/2003 Funds available until expended.
Rural Access to Emergency Devices (RAED)(Defibrillators)	Sec. 413, P.L. 106-505 ⁶	No change	09/30/2003
Radiation and Exposure Screening and Education (RESEP)	Sec. 417C, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 4, P.L. 106-245 ⁷	Sec. 417C, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 4, P.L. 106-245 ⁷, as further amended by Sec. 103 and Sec. 104, P.L. 109-482 ⁶²	Expiration date 09/30/2009 was removed by P.L. 109-482 ⁶²
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969, Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972 and Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977	Sec. 427(a), P.L. 91-173¹⁷ as amended by Sec. 5(6), P.L. 92-303¹⁸ and amended by Sec. 9, P.L. 95-239³	No change	Indefinite
Telehealth Network/ Resource Center Grants	Sec. 330I, PHS Act, as amended by 107-251 ², as further amended by P.L. 108-163 ⁴²	No change	09/30/2006
Mental Health Services Delivered Via Telehealth	Sec. 330K, PHS Act, as amended by 107-251 ², as further amended by P.L. 108-163 ⁴²	No change	09/30/2006
Telemedicine Incentive Grants	Sec. 330L, PHS Act, as amended by Sec. 2(e) of P.L. 108-163 ⁴²	No change	09/30/2006

Date Last Reviewed: March 2016

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