42 U.S.C. § 298 — Comprehensive geriatric education

(a) Program authorized The Secretary must give grants to eligible organizations to build and run programs — working together with programs under section 294c — that train people to care for elderly patients. (b) Use of funds A group that gets a grant must use the money to: (1) train people who will give geriatric care; (2) create and share teaching materials on treating elderly patients' health problems; (3) train faculty in geriatrics; (4) offer continuing education to people who already give geriatric care; or (5) set up training positions for people working toward advanced nursing degrees in geriatric nursing, long-term care, gero-psychiatric nursing, or other nursing fields focused on elderly care. (c) Application A group that wants a grant must apply to the Secretary, following whatever timing, format, and information requirements the Secretary reasonably sets. (d) Eligible entity This includes a nursing school, a health care facility, a certified-nurse-assistant certification program, or a partnership between such a school or program and a facility. (e) Authorization of appropriations Congress may spend whatever money is needed to run this program for each fiscal year from 2010 through 2014.