Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988
Public Law 100-386 · S. 2385 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 10, 1988 · Health
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment)
Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to: (1) add patient case management services to the list of services provided by migrant health centers; and (2) add to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the population served by the migrant health center involved.
Requires notice and an opportunity to offer information before the Secretary of Health and Human Services may alter a determination that an area is a high impact area.
Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by migrant health centers receiving grants under specified provisions be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges.
Allows grants for migrant health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion as well as for acquisition and modernization of existing buildings. Allows construction of new buildings if appropriate facilities are not available through acquiring, modernizing, or expanding existing buildings, and subject to other conditions.
Revises the limit on the amount of grants for costs of operation and allows a center, in certain circumstances, to retain all of specified types of excess income.
Authorizes the Secretary to delegate the authority to administer migrant health center programs to any office within the Public Health Service, except that the authority to enter into, modify, or issue approvals with respect to grants or contracts may be delegated only within the central office of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Authorizes appropriations for grants under specified provisions for migrant health centers for FY 1989 through 1991.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and pregnant women.
Adds, with regard to community health centers, to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the medically underserved population served by the community health center involved.
Requires notice and an opportunity to comment before the Secretary may modify the criteria for determining the specific shortages of personal health services of an area or population group.
Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by community health centers receiving grants under specified provisions be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges.
Allows grants for community health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion as well as for acquisition and modernization of existing buildings. Allows construction of new buildings if appropriate facilities are not available through acquiring, modernizing, or expanding existing buildings, and subject to other conditions. Revises the limit on the amount of grants for costs of operation and allows a center, in certain circumstances, to retain all of specified types of excess income.
Authorizes the Secretary to delegate the authority to administer community health center programs to any office within the Public Health Service, except that the authority to enter into, modify, or issue approvals with respect to grants or contracts may be delegated only within the central office of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Authorizes appropriations for grants under specified provisions for community health centers for FY 1989 through 1991.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to community health centers to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and pregnant women.
Directs the Secretary, in making grants to community health centers, to give special consideration to the unique needs of frontier areas.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Aug 10, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-386.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 2, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 1, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments by Voice Vote.
- Jul 29, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment (SP2776) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Jul 13, 1988FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill House requests a conference.
- Jul 12, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Dingell, Waxman, Hall (TX), Lent, Madigan.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 13, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- May 13, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
- Mar 2, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.