Pub. L. 91-515, tit. II, pt. D, sec. 230

Sec. 230. Section 314(b) of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) by striking out, in the first sentence thereof, “June 30, 1970” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1973”; (2) by inserting after the word “services” the second place it appears therein, the phrase “and including the provision of such services through home health care”; (3) by striking out, in the second sentence thereof, “and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973”; (4) by inserting “(1)(A)” immediately after “(b)”; and 84 Stat. 1305 (5) by adding after and below the existing language contained therein the following: “(B) Project grants may be made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) to the State agency administering or supervising the administration of the State plan approved under subsection (a) with respect to a particular region or area, but only if (i) no application for such a grant with respect to such region or area has been filed by any other agency or organization qualified to receive such a grant, and (ii) such State agency certifies, and the Secretary finds, that ample opportunity has been afforded to qualified agencies and organizations to file application for such a grant with respect to such region or area and that it is improbable that, in the foreseeable future, any agency or organization which is qualified for such a grant will file application therefor. “(2) (A) In order to be approved under this subsection, an application for a grant under this subsection must contain or lie supported by reasonable assurances that there has been or will be established, in or for the area with respect to which such grant is sought, an areawide health pl aiming council. The membership of such council shall include representatives of public, voluntary, and nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations concerned with health (including representatives of the interests of local government, of the regional medical program for such area, and of consumers of health services). A majority of the members of such council shall consist of representatives of consumers of health services. “(B) In addition, an application for a grant under this subsection must contain or be supported by reasonable assurances that the areawide health planning agency has made provision for assisting health care facilities in its area to develop a program for capital expenditures for replacement, modernization, and expansion which is consistent with an overall State plan which will meet the needs of the State and the area, for health care facilities, equipment, and services without duplication and otherwise in the most efficient and economical manner.”