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Allied Health Services: Avoiding Crises (1989)

Chapter: Appendix A: Congressional Mandate: Study of the Role of Allied Health Personnel in Health Care Delivery

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Congressional Mandate: Study of the Role of Allied Health Personnel in Health Care Delivery." Institute of Medicine. 1989. Allied Health Services: Avoiding Crises. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/769.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Congressional Mandate: Study of the Role of Allied Health Personnel in Health Care Delivery." Institute of Medicine. 1989. Allied Health Services: Avoiding Crises. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/769.
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APPENDIX A 283 Appendix A Congressional Mandate: Study of the Role of Allied Health Personnel in Health Care Delivery* Sec. 223 (a) (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall arrange for the conduct of a study concerning the role of allied health personnel in health care delivery. The Secretary shall request the National Academy of Sciences to conduct the study under an arrangement under which the actual expenses incurred by the Academy in conducting such study will be paid by the Secretary and the Academy will prepare the report required by subsection (c). If the National Academy of Sciences is willing to do so, the Secretary shall enter into such an arrangement with the Academy for the conduct of the study. (2) If the National Academy of Sciences is unwilling to conduct the study required by paragraph (I) under the type of arrangement described in such paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into a similar arrangement with one or more appropriate nonprofit private entities. (b) The study required by subsection (a) shall: (1) assess the role of allied health personnel in health care delivery; (2) identify projected needs, availability, and requirements of various types of health care delivery systems for each type of allied health personnel; (3) investigate current practices under which each type of allied health personnel obtain licenses, credentials and accreditation; * Public Law 99-129, signed October 22, 1985.

APPENDIX A 284 (4) assess changes in programs and curricula for the education of allied health personnel and in the delivery of services by such personnel which are necessary to meet the needs and requirements identified pursuant to paragraph (2); and (5) assess the role of the Federal, State, and local governments, educational institutions and health care facilities in meeting the needs and requirements identified pursuant to paragraph (2). (c) By October 1, 1987, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transmit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce or-the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a report: (1) describing the study conducted under this section; (2) containing a statement of the data obtained under such study; and, (3) specifying such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate.

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With estimates of their numbers ranging from one million to almost four million people, allied health care personnel make up a large part of the health care work force. Yet, they are among the least studied elements of our health care system. This book describes the forces that drive the demand for and the supply of allied health practitioners—forces that include demographic change, health care financing policies, and career choices available to women. Exploring such areas as credentialing systems and the employment market, the study offers a broad range of recommendations for action in both the public and private sectors, so that enough trained people will be in the right place at the right time.

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