H.R. 3641 · 109th Congress
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Maxine Waters
- Introduced
- 2005-07-29
- Latest action
- 2005-08-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers for the purpose of providing treatment for diabetes in minority communities. Conditions grants on the recipient agreeing to provide: (1) services in the languages most appropriate for, and with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, service recipients; (2) outreach activities; and (3) offsite information on diabetes.