[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR60.50]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 60_HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart E_The School

 

Sec. 60.50  Which schools are eligible to be HEAL schools?





    (a) In order to participate in the HEAL program, a school must enter 

into a written agreement with the Secretary. In the agreement, the 

school promises to comply with provisions of the HEAL law and the HEAL 

regulations. For initial entry into this agreement and for the agreement 

to remain in effect, a school must satisfy the following requirements:

    (1) The school must be legally authorized within a State to conduct 

a course of study leading to one of the following degrees:



Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Doctor of Dentistry or equivalent degree

Bachelor or Master of Science in Pharmacy or equivalent degree

Doctor of Optometry or equivalent degree

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent degree

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine or equivalent degree

Graduate or equivalent degree in Public Health

Doctor of Chiropractic or equivalent degree

Doctoral degree of Clinical Psychology

Masters or doctoral degree in Health Administration





For the purposes of this section, the term ``State'' includes, in 

addition to the several States, the District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory 

of the Pacific Islands (the Republic of Palau), the Republic of the 

Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

    (2)(i) The school must be accredited by a recognized agency approved 

for that course of study by the Secretary of Education, as described in 

paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section, except where a school is not 

eligible for accreditation solely because it is too new. A new school is 

eligible if the Secretary of Education determines that it can reasonably 

expect to be accredited before the beginning of the academic year 

following the normal graduation date of its first entering class. The 

Secretary of Education makes this determination after consulting with 

the appropriate accrediting agency and receiving reasonable assurance to 

that effect.

    (ii) The approved accrediting agencies are:

    (A) Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

    (B) American Osteopathic Association.

    (C) Commission on Dental Accreditation.

    (D) Council on Education of American Veterinary Medical Association.

    (E) Council on Optometric Education.

    (F) Council on Podiatric Medical Education.

    (G) American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.

    (H) Council on Education for Public Health.

    (I) Council on Chiropractic Education.

    (J) Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services 

Administration.

    (K) Committee on Accreditation of American Psychological 

Association.

    (b) If a HEAL school undergoes a change of controlling ownership or 

form of control, its agreement automatically expires at the time of that 

change. The school must enter into a new agreement with the Secretary in 

order to continue its participation in the HEAL program.



[48 FR 38988, Aug. 26, 1983, as amended at 52 FR 751, Jan. 8, 1987; 57 

FR 28799, June 29, 1992]