NURSE PRACTITIONER AND NURSE MIDWIFE PROGRAMS.

SEC 703. NURSE PRACTITIONER AND NURSE MIDWIFE PROGRAMS. (a) Required Number of Students in Training Programs.—Section 822(a)(2)(B)(ii) (42 US.C. 296m(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking “not less than eight students” and inserting “not less than six full-time equivalent students”. (b) Commitment Under Traineeship Program to Serve in Certain Areas or Facilities.—Section 822(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 296m(b)(3)) is amended by striking “332)” and all that follows and inserting the following: (332), in an Indian Health Service health center, in a Native Hawaiian health center, in a public health care facility, in a migrant health center (as defined in section 329(a)(1), in a rural health clinic (as defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act), or in a community health center (as defined in section 330(a)) (c) Assurances of Compliance With Guidelines.—Section 822(c) (42 U.S.C. 296m(c)) is amended— (1) by inserting “under subsection (a) or (b)” after “operate a program”; and (2) by striking “midwives unless this application” and inserting “midwives unless the application”. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 822(d) (42 U.S.C. 296m(d)) is amended to read as follows: “(d) For payments under grants and contracts under subsections (a) and (b), there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $21,000,000 for fiscal year 1991.”.