42 U.S.C. § 254c–9 — Establishment of program of grants

(a) In general. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must, following sections 254c–9 through 254c–13 of this title, make grants for projects that establish, operate, and coordinate effective and cost-efficient systems for delivering essential services to individuals with lupus and their families. (b) Recipients of grants. A grant under subsection (a) may go only to a public or nonprofit private entity — which may include a State or local government, a public or nonprofit private hospital, a community-based organization, a hospice, an ambulatory care facility, a community health center, a migrant health center, a homeless health center, or another appropriate public or nonprofit private entity. (c) Certain activities. To the extent practicable and appropriate, the Secretary must ensure that projects give services for diagnosing and managing lupus. Activities the Secretary may authorize also include: (1) delivering or enhancing outpatient, ambulatory, and home-based health and support services — including case management and comprehensive treatment services — for individuals with lupus, and delivering or enhancing support services for their families; (2) delivering or enhancing inpatient care management services that prevent unnecessary hospitalization or expedite medically appropriate discharge for individuals with lupus; and (3) improving the quality, availability, and organization of health care and support services (including transportation services, attendant care, homemaker services, day or respite care, and counseling on financial assistance and insurance) for individuals with lupus and support services for their families. (d) Integration with other programs. To the extent practicable and appropriate, the Secretary must integrate the program under sections 254c–9 through 254c–13 of this title with the Secretary's other grant programs, including the program under section 254b of this title.