PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 106 STAT. 427 SEC. 602. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS. _. Part L of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 399 and 399A as sections 398A 42 u^ 280c-4, and 398B, respectively; and 280c-5. (2) by adding at the end the following subpart: "Subpart III—Grants for Home Visiting Services for At-Risk Families "SEC. 399. PROJECTS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL, INFANT, AND CHILD 42 USC 280c-6. HEALTH. "(a) iN GENERAL. — "(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources ana Services Administration, shall make grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share of the cost of providing the services specified in subsection (b) to families in which a member is— "(A) a pregnant woman at risk of delivering an infant with a health or developmental complication; or "(B) a child less than 3 years of age— "(i) who is experiencing or is at risk of a health or developmental complication, or of child abuse or neglect; or
- Xii) who has been prenataUy exposed to maternal
substance abuse. "(2) MINIMUM PERIOD OF AWARDS; ADMINISTRATIVE CON- SULTATIONS. — "(A) The Secretary shall award grants under paragraph (1) for periods of at least three years. "(B) The Administrator of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families and the Director of the National Commission to Prevent Infant MortaUty shall be consulted regarding the promulgation of program guidelines and funding priorities under this section. "(3) REQUIREMENT OF STATUS AS MEDICAID PROVIDER.— "(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may make a grant under paragraph (1) only if, in the case of any service under such paragraph that is covered in the State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the State involved— "(i) the entity involved will provide the service directly, and the entity has entered into a participation agreement under the State plan and is qualified to receive payments under such plan; or "(ii) the entity will enter into an agreement with an organization under which the organization will provide the service, and the organization has entered into such a participation agreement and is qualified to receive such pa3anents. "(B)(i) In the case of an organization making an agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii) regarding the provision of services under paragraph (1), the requirement established in such subparagraph regarding a participation agreement shall be waived by the Secretary if the organization does not, in providing health or mental healtii services, impose a charge or accept reimbursement available from
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