REVISION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO APPROVAL OF ACCREDITED COURSES.

SEC. 312. REVISION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO APPROVAL OF ACCREDITED COURSES. (a) Revision of Requirements.— Subsection (a) of section 3675 is amended— (1) by striking out “(a)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(a)(1)”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and (3) by striking out the matter below subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: “(2) (A) For the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of Education shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations which that Secretary determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered by an educational institution. 106 STAT. 4331 “(B) A State approving agency may utilize the accreditation of any accrediting association or agency listed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for approval of courses specifically accredited and approved by such accrediting association or agency. “(3) (A) An educational institution shall submit an application for approval of courses to the appropriate State approving agency. In making application for approval, the institution (other than an elementary school or secondary school) shall transmit to the State approving agency copies of its catalog or bulletin which must be certified as true and correct in content and policy by an authorized representative of the institution. “(B) Each catalog or bulletin transmitted by an institution under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall— “(i) state with specificity the requirements of the institution with respect to graduation; “(ii) include the information required under paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 3676(b) of this title; and “(iii) include any attendance standards of the institution, if the institution has and enforces such standards.”. (b) Approval of Nurses Aide Courses.— Subsection (a)(1) of such section (as amended by subsection (a)) is further amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking out “sections 11–28 of title 20; or” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Act of February 23, 1917 (20 U.S.C. 11 et seq.);”; (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof “; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (D): “(D) such courses are approved by the State as meeting the requirement of regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under sections 1819(f)(2)(A)(i) and 1919(f)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(f)(2)(A)(i) and 1396r(f)(2)(A)(i)).”.