Ah B&B INFMRmikriom & ImAt3E MAkm^13EMENT 300 @lmoz @ancon aoulxv^no Z077Z 11 USA6 0 (301) 24@l 10 @'20 '65 DEPARTMM OF HFALTH EDUCATION., AND WELFARE Public Health Service f42 CFR Part 66_T G @ ts--Regional Medical Programs Part 66--Regional Medical Programs Preface Sec. 900. The purposes of this title are-- (a) Through grants., to encourage and assist in the establishment of regional cooperative arrangements among medical schools,, research institutions., and hospitals for research and training (including con- tinuing education) and for related demonstrations of patient care in the fields of heart disease,, cancer., stroke., and related diseases; (b) To afford to the medical profession and the medical institu- tions of the Nation., through such cooperative arrangements., the oppor- tunity of making available to their patients the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of there diseases; and (c) By these means., to improve generally the health manpower and facilities available to the Nation., and to accomplish these ends without interfering vith the patterns, or the methods of financing, of patient care or professional practice., or vith the administration of hospitals., and in cooperation vith practicing physicians, medical center officials., hospital administrators, and representatives from appropriate voluntary health agencies. -2- Sec. 66.1 Applicability The provisions of the Part apply to grants for Planning, establishment and operation of regional medical programs as authorized by Title IX of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by Public Lav'89-239- Sec. 66.2 Definition (a) All terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Act. (b) "Act" means the Public Health Service Act, as amended. (c) "Title IX" means Title IX of the Public Health Service Act as amended. (d) "Related diseases" means those diseases vhich can reasonably be considered to bear a direct relationship to heart disease., cancer., and stroke. (e) "Title IX diseases" means heart disease., cancer., stroke., and related diseases. (f) "Program" means the regional medical program as defined in Sec. 902(a) of the Act. (g) "Practicing physician" means any physician licensed to practice medicine in accordance vith applicable State lavs, (h) "Major repair" includes restoration of an existing building to a sound state. "Built-in equipment" is equipment affixed to the facility and usually included in the construction contract. -3- Sec. 66-3 'Eligibility (a) In order to be eligible for a grant., the applicant shall meet the criteria specified in Secs. 903 and 904 of the Act and such other criteria not inconsistent therewith as the Surgeon General may establish in order to carry out the purposes of Title IX. Sec. 66.4 Application (a) An application for a grant shall be submitted on such forms and in such manner as the Surgeon General may prescribe. (b) The application shall be executed by an individual authorized to act for the applicant and to assiiTne on behalf of the applicant all of the obligations specified in the terms and conditions of the grant including those contained in these regulations. (c) In addition to any other pertinent information that the Surgeon General may require, the applicant shall submit a description of the program in sufficient detail to clearly identify the nature., need., purpose, and plan of the program., the nature and functions of the participating institutions., the area to be served., the cooperative arrangements in effect, or intended to be made effective., within the group, and the justification for the amount of the funds requested. .Sec. 66-5 Terras conditions and assurances M addition to any other terms., conditions, and assurances required by law or imposed by the Surgeon General, each grant shall be subject to the following terms, conditions., and assurances to be furnished by the grantee. The Surgeon General may at any time approve exceptions where he finds that such exceptions are not inconsistent with the Act and the purposes of the program. -4- (a) Use of funds. The grantee vill use grant funds solely for the purposes for vhich the grant vas made, as set forth in the application and award statement. Changes may be made only in accordance vith procedures established by the Surgeon General. (b) Obligation of funds. No funds may be charged against the grant for services performed or material or equipment delivered., pursuant to a contract or agreement entered into by the applicant prior to the effective date of the grant. Sec. 66.6 Avard (a) General. Upon recommendation of the National Advisory Council on Regional Medical Programs, and vithin the limits of available fundr.,, the Surgeon General shall award a grant to those applicants vhose approved programs vill in his judgment best promote the purposes of Title IX. In awarding grants., the Surgeon General shall take into consideration, among other relevant factors., the following: (1) Generally, the extent to vhich the proposed program vill carry out through regional cooperation., the purposes of Title IX, vithin a geographic area. (2) The capacity of the institutions or agencies vithin the program., individually and collectively, for research, training, and demonstration activities vith respect to Title T.X. (3) The extent to vhich the applicant or the participants in the program plan to coordinate or have coordinated the regional medical program vith research projects and other activities supported pursuant to the authority contained in the Pablic Health Service Act and other -5- Acts of Congress including those relating to use of facilities personnel., and equipment., and training of manpower. (4) The geographic distribution of grants throughout the Nation. (5) The degree to vhich the proposed geographic area substan- tially overlaps other areas served or to be served by a similar regional medical program.. (b) The extent to vhich all the health resources of the region have been taken into consideration in the p ng and/or establish- ment of the program. (7) The extent to vhich the distance between participating facilities., in the light of available modes of transportation and com=ication., are not detrimental to the effective implementation .of the program. Sec. 66.7 Establishment and operation of regional medical programs documentary evidence An application for a grant to establish and operate a program nust be accompanied by documentary evidence of (a) the cooperative arrangements necessary in the opinion of the Surgeon General to effectively carry out the purposes of Title IX and (b) budgets or other financial data estab- lishing that grant funds vill not supplant funds otherwise available for activities under the regional medical programs. Sec. 66.8 Termination (a) Termination by the Surgeon General. Any grant award may be revoked or terminated by the Surgeon General in vhole or in part at any time whenever he finds that in his judgment the grantee has failed in a -6- material respect to comply with requirements of Title IK and the regulations of this part. The grantee shall be promptly notified of such finding in writing and given the reasons therefor. (b) Termination by the grantee. A grantee may at any time terminate or cancel its'conduct of an approved project by notifying the Surgeon General in writing setting forth the reasons for such termination. Sec. 66.9 Civil Rights Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides that no person in the United States shall., on the ground of race., color, or national origin., be excluded from participation in., be denied the benefits of., or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance (42 usc 2000(d)). Therefore, the regional medical programs., like every program or activity receiving financial assist- ance from the Department of Health, Education., and Welfare., must be operated in compliance with this law.' To the extent that a grant under this part involves a construction contract in excess of $10 .900O.. it is subject to 28 FR 9812 (September 7., 1963) (@ibit 7 of the PHS Grant Regulations regarding equal employment opportunities). -8- by the name of the practicing physician making the referral, the name of the patient" the date of referral, and any other relevant information vhich may be prescribed by the Surgeon General. Sec. 66.11 Payments. The Surgeon General shall., from time to time, make payments to a grantee of all or a portion of any grant avard., either in advance or by vay of reimbursement for expenses to be incurred or incurred to the extent he determines such payments necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act. Sec. 66.IP Disposition of facility and equipment; good cause for other use (a) The grantee shall promptly notify the Surgeon General in vriting if at any time vithin ten years the facility or equipment for construction or procurement of vhich grant funds vere charged is no longer to be used for the purposes for vhich it vas constructed or procured or is Bold or otherwise transferred. (b) The Surgeon General shall determine the disposition of any facility or equipment., for construction or procurement of vhich grant funds vere charged, in the.event such facility or equipment is, vithin ten years after.completion of construction or procurement., no longer used for the purposes for vhich' grant funds vere avarded'. or if the.applicant or other ovner of the facility or equipment shall cease to be or is not a public or nonprofit institution .9 '-and may for good cause release the applicant or other owner from the obl-iga- tion to so use stLch facility or equipment. In determining vhether such good cause exists,, the Surgeon General shall take into consideration., among other factors, the extent to vhic@- -10- Sec. 66-13 Inventions or discoveries Any grant award hereunder is subject to the regulations of the Depart- ment of Health, Education, and Welfare as set forth in Title 45., CFR Parts 6 and 8., as amended. Such regulations shall apply to any activity for vhich grant funds are in fact used whether vithin the scope of the program as approved or otherwise. Appropriate measures shall be taken by the grantee and by the Surgeon General to assure that no contracts., assignments, or other arrangements inconsistent vith the grant obligation are continued or entered into and that all personnel involved in the supported activity are aware of and comply vith such obligation. Laboratory notes., related technical data., and information pertaining to inventions or discoveries shall be maintained for such periods., and filedvith or otherwise made available to the Surgeon General or those he may designate at such times and in such manner as he may determine necessary to carry out such Department regulations. See. 66.14 Publications Grantees may publish materials relating to their regional medical program without prior review provided that such publications carry a foot- note acknowledging assistance from the Public Health Serv-ice and indicating that findings and conclusions do not represent the vievs of the Service. Sec. 66-15 Copy-rights Where the grant-supported activity results in copyrightable mterial., the author.is free to copyright, but the Public Health Service reserves a royalty-free., non-exclusive., irrevocable license for use of such material. Sec. 66.16 Interest Interest or other income earned on payments under this Part shall be paid to the United States as such interest is received by the grantee. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF GENERAL PRACTICE VOLK ER 5 0 U L EVA RD AT BR 0 OK SIDE KAN S AS C ITY 1 2, MISS 0 URI OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AMOS N.JOHNSON, M.D. December 14, 1965 GARLAND, NORTH CAROLINA 'Otuart I-,L. Sessoms, M.D. Deputy Director .National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Dear C-)tuart: You indicated, in your remarks last Thursday, that you would like some comments from those of us who attended the Conference on Reg- ional Medical Programs. I hope to keep my comments brief and related to the area of my experience; that of patient care and the practic- ing physician who will, of necessity, screen these patients and make patient referral to the proposed Medical Centers. this The majority of concern, as relates to the implementation of bill, appears to focus on problems Of selecting specific areas, financing, and implementing these regional centers. Perhaps, at this stage of planning these areas are most urgent. Conversely, little of comment and'discussion was directed towards the methodology of obtaining patient acceptance and utilization, if all potential patients are to obtain benefits equally, much consid- eration must be given to this@area of implementation. Aside from the directive that two members of the National Advis- cry Council be practicing physicians " and the rather vague impli- cation that the local advisory group should include practicing physicians in its membership, little consideration was Given to acquiring physician approval and-participation of those practicing physicians supplying patient services outside the centers. Perhaps this will come later and at a local level. Can the identity of a practicing physician" be specifically defined? Is there the implication, in this instance, that this "practicin ,physician" may well be a member of the staff of a Fiven center? Dr. DeBakey, who has as a patient one referred parson from every several hundred screened by local physicians, classifies himself as a "prac- ticing physician. It seems possible, under present regulations, that a "local advisory group",,, carefully selected, could well become a tool for total con- by a local power group with vest.ed interest. In discussions, little or no.consideration was given to the require- mant thnf. natimik+.& mt,-@ UA ui Stuart l@. sessoms, M.D. p -, P,- e 2 order to have any patient care Cost paid out of grant funds. Actually, I thought that Mr. Yordy, rather astutely, passed over this require- ment in his preliminary discussion. Here, again, is our"Practicing physician". Does this requirement, as written, leave the strong Im- plication that anyone able to pay for services In full may walk into a center and be seen for a general physical evaluation (screening) before there is indication that this patient needs the special ser- vices of this center? Is the corporate practice of medicine intended in these regional medical programs? To what extent does a paying patient pay? Does this payment include a reasonable sum for remuneration for professional services render- ed, in addition to reimbursal for comprehensive hospitalization costs? Stuart, these are a few of the many thoughts which occurred to me concerning the implementation of these regional medical programs. Educators and others present having especial areas of interests will pose to you questions and comments peculiar to their individ- ual approach. All told, there should. be some interesting questions and comments coming to you. It was both a challenge and a pleasure to participate in this dis- cussion. As President of the American Academy of General Practice, representing some 29,000 "practicing physicians", I invite you to contact me at any time that I, or the organization over which I preside, can be of any service to you or the IIIH. I am missing no opportunity to tell your friends in and about Rose- boro of your great competence and success. With very kind personal regards and best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season, I am sin B, Amos N. Johnson, M.D. AN.T/maj