42 U.S.C. § 285c–5 — Research and training centers; development or expansion

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The Institute's Director must fund centers to research diabetes, digestive diseases, kidney diseases, and nutrition disorders. Each center does research, trains health workers, and shares information with patients and doctors. Centers should be spread nationwide, with support lasting up to five years, renewable if reviewed well.

(a) Diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases: (1) Following the National Commission on Diabetes' recommendations, the Institute's Director must develop or expand centers for research and training in diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. Each center must: (A) be run by a single institution or a consortium that meets the Secretary's research and training standards; and (B) carry out (i) research into diagnosing and treating these diseases and their complications, (ii) training programs for doctors and health workers on current diagnosis, treatment, and diabetes research methods, and (iii) information programs for the primary-care doctors and health workers who treat these patients. (2) A center can use its funding to pay stipends to nurses and health professionals in the research training programs described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii). (b) Digestive diseases and related disorders: Following the National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board's recommendations, the Director must develop or expand centers for research into digestive diseases, related metabolic disorders, and normal digestive tract development. Each center must: (1) be run by a single institution or a qualifying consortium; (2) do basic and clinical research into the causes, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and related complications; (3) encourage research and programs for (A) informing patients, their families, caregivers, and the public; (B) cost-effective, preventive patient-care models; and (C) training physicians and scientists; and (4) may do epidemiological studies and share the data with health professionals and the public. (c) Kidney and urologic diseases: The Director must develop or expand centers for kidney and urologic disease research. Each center must: (1) be run by a single institution or qualifying consortium; (2) do basic and clinical research into the causes, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of these diseases; (3) encourage research and programs for (A) informing patients, families, and caregivers; (B) cost-effective preventive care models; and (C) training physicians and scientists; and (4) may do epidemiological studies and share findings with health professionals and the public. (d) Nutritional disorders: (1) Subject to available funding, the Director must develop or expand centers for research and training on nutritional disorders, including obesity. (2) The Director must work with the Director of the National Cancer Institute and other NIH institute directors as needed. (3) Each center must (A) be run by a single institution or qualifying consortium; (B) do basic and clinical research into the causes, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of nutritional disorders — including how nutrition and diet affect child development; (C) run training programs for physicians and health workers; and (D) run information programs for primary-care providers treating these patients. (e) Geographic distribution; period of support: Centers should be spread out across the country, in places with proven research ability, as much as practical. Support for a center lasts up to five years at a time. The Director can extend support for more five-year periods if a peer-review group reviews the center's work and recommends the extension.

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(a) Diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases

(1)

Consistent with applicable recommendations of the National Commission on Diabetes, the Director of the Institute shall provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research and training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. Each center developed or expanded under this subsection shall—

(A)

utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research and training qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary; and

(B)

conduct—

(i)

research in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic diseases and the complications resulting from such diseases;

(ii)

training programs for physicians and allied health personnel in current methods of diagnosis and treatment of such diseases and complications, and in research in diabetes; and

(iii)

information programs for physicians and allied health personnel who provide primary care for patients with such diseases or complications.

(2)

A center may use funds provided under paragraph (1) to provide stipends for nurses and allied health professionals enrolled in research training programs described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii).

(b) Digestive diseases and related functional, congenital, metabolic disorders, and normal development of digestive tract

Consistent with applicable recommendations of the National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board, the Director shall provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research in digestive diseases and related functional, congenital, metabolic disorders, and normal development of the digestive tract. Each center developed or expanded under this subsection—

(1)

shall utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary;

(2)

shall develop and conduct basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of digestive diseases and nutritional disorders and related functional, congenital, or metabolic complications resulting from such diseases or disorders;

(3)

shall encourage research into and programs for—

(A)

providing information for patients with such diseases and the families of such patients, physicians and others who care for such patients, and the general public;

(B)

model programs for cost effective and preventive patient care; and

(C)

training physicians and scientists in research on such diseases, disorders, and complications; and

(4)

may perform research and participate in epidemiological studies and data collection relevant to digestive diseases and disorders and disseminate such research, studies, and data to the health care profession and to the public.

The Director shall provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research in kidney and urologic diseases. Each center developed or expanded under this subsection—

(1)

shall utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary;

(2)

shall develop and conduct basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of kidney and urologic diseases;

(3)

shall encourage research into and programs for—

(A)

providing information for patients with such diseases, disorders, and complications and the families of such patients, physicians and others who care for such patients, and the general public;

(B)

model programs for cost effective and preventive patient care; and

(C)

training physicians and scientists in research on such diseases; and

(4)

may perform research and participate in epidemiological studies and data collection relevant to kidney and urologic diseases in order to disseminate such research, studies, and data to the health care profession and to the public.

(d) Nutritional disorders

(1)

The Director of the Institute shall, subject to the extent of amounts made available in appropriations Acts, provide for the development or substantial expansion of centers for research and training regarding nutritional disorders, including obesity.

(2)

The Director of the Institute shall carry out paragraph (1) in collaboration with the Director of the National Cancer Institute and with the Directors of such other agencies of the National Institutes of Health as the Director of NIH determines to be appropriate.

(3)

Each center developed or expanded under paragraph (1) shall—

(A)

utilize the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such research and training qualifications as may be prescribed by the Director;

(B)

conduct basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control and treatment of nutritional disorders, including obesity and the impact of nutrition and diet on child development;

(C)

conduct training programs for physicians and allied health professionals in current methods of diagnosis and treatment of such diseases and complications, and in research in such disorders; and

(D)

conduct information programs for physicians and allied health professionals who provide primary care for patients with such disorders or complications.

(e) Geographic distribution; period of support, additional periods

Insofar as practicable, centers developed or expanded under this section should be geographically dispersed throughout the United States and in environments with proven research capabilities. Support of a center under this section may be for a period of not to exceed five years and such period may be extended by the Director of the Institute for additional periods of not more than five years each if the operations of such center have been reviewed by an appropriate technical and scientific peer review group established by the Director and if such group has recommended to the Director that such period should be extended.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 431, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 846; amended Pub. L. 103–43, title VI, § 601(b), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 161.)

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1944Enacted · Pub. L. 99-158 · 99 Stat. 846
1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-43 · 107 Stat. 161

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