ERVICES ‘E, sé DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service o National Institutes of Health DATE: March 6, 1991 National Library of Medicine Bethesda MD 20894 FROM: Chief, HMD SUBJECT: History of RMPs TO: Director, NIM Attached is some background material concerning the history of RMPs, in connection with our conversation about a conference on the subject. By way of summary, I should note that the RMPs were established under Public Law 89-239, signed by President Johnson on October 6, 1965. As you know, this came about as a result of the 1964 report of the Presidential Commission chaired by Dr. DeBakey. The first grants were awarded in July, 1966. By the end of that year, 34 Regional Medical Programs had received planning grants. Thus holding the conference in 1991 would appropriately mark the 25th anniversary of the start of the program. I have asked Linda Goodwin to reserve both November 21 and 22 in the Auditorium, as we discussed. » If for some reason those dates did not work out, another possibility might be somewhere in the period January 15-17, 1992, since that would mark the 25th anniversary of the first conference on RMPs, held in Washington, D.C. on those dates in 1967. Late in 1974, Congress passed the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1975 (Public Law 93-641). This law combined into one local organization the functions formerly carried out by the RMPs and various other programs. The RMPs were phased out by June 30, 1976. We have a significant amount of material in the collections on the rip but apparently no one has written a history of the program. Waryland ‘ones (al ough the latter is relatively brief). You are Certainly correct at the program has not yet received significant attention from an historical point of view, and a conference could help to correct that deficiency. I will discuss the conference with Mrs. Colaianni and move ahead as you requested, beginning by contacting Dr. Rikli. I will keep you and Dr. Siegel informed of progress on the plans for the conference. phy forarancdey e John Parascandola cc: Elliot Siegel, Lois Ann Colaianni Public Law 89-239 89th Congress, S. 596 October 6, 1965 An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to assist in combating heart disease, enneer, stroke, aid related dlxeases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ‘That this Act may be cited as the “Heart Disease, Cuncer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965”. Src. 2. The Public Health Service Act (12 US.C., ch. 6A) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: wPyPLE IX—EDUCATION, RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF HEART DIS- EASE, CANCER, STROKE, AND RELATED DISEASES “PURPOSES “Sxo. 900. The purposes of this title are— “(x) Through grants, to encourage and assist in the establishment of regional cooperative arrangements among medical schools, research institutions, and hospitals for research and training (including con- tinuing education) and for related demonstrations of patient care in the fields of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and related diseases; “(b) ‘Io afford to the medical profession and the medical institu- tions of the Nation, through such cooperative arrangements, the oppor- tunity of making available to their patients the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases; and “(c) By these means, to improve generally the health manpower and facilities available to the Nation, and to accomplish these ends without interfering with the patterns, or the methods of financing, of patient cure or professional practice, or with the administration of rospitals, and in cooperation with practicing physicians, medical cen- ter officials, hospital administrators, and representatives from appro- priate voluntary health agencies. “AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS “Sxc, 901. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $90,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, for grants to assist public or nonprofit. private universities, medical schools, research institutions, and other public or nonprofit private institutions and agencies in planning, in conducting feasibility studies, and in operating pilot projects for the establishment, of re- gional medical programs of resenrch, training, and demonstration activities for carrying out the purposes of this title. Sums appro- priated under this section for any fiscal year shall remain available for making such grants until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. “(b) A grant under this title shall be for part or all of the cost of the planning or other activities with respect to which the application is made, except that any such grant with respect to construction of, or provision of built-in (as determined in accordance with regula- tions) equipment for, any facility may not exceed 90 per centum of the cost of such construction or equipment. “(c) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title shall not be avail- able to pay the cost of hospital, medical, or other care of patients 79 STAT. 94 Heart Disea Cancer, and Stroke Amen ments of 19 58 Stat, 68 42 usc 201 FER 9 1088 PREPRINT EAU atts AND WELFARE Indicators November 1965 Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965 Local Cooperative Arrangements Between: * Medical Centers | * Research Institutions * Hospitals " U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE : Office of the Under Secretary REPORT ON REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS Submitted by William H. Stewart, ALD. Surgeon General Public Health Service US. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND IVELFARE June 1967 “825 na36 1975 @ wo wo nee 3703 337! .M O5440324 4 The Regionalization of Personal Health Services EDITED BY ERNEST W. SAWARD Published for the Milbank Memorial Fund by . PRODIST ’ New York 1975 HEALTH PLANNING A Systematic Approach SECOND EDITION Herbert Harvey Hyman, Ph.D. aan AN ASPEN PUBLICATION" Aspen Systems Corporation Rockville, Maryland . London 198? SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1966 HEARINGS SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 54-651 WASHINGTON ; 1965 @ US Cpu, ae ad fa eft | hg? en oy LOE? C Jv, f ‘hp “seanGwmereen Qucles 29025 Hal, Er 7 net be & 7 fhe 66 th beced Lavy ere anvet st REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAIS—OVERSICT } Dor A | HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SHSSION ON OVERSIGHT OVER PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY TITLE IV or THH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICH ACT, COMMONLY KNOWN AS REGIONAL MHDICAL PROGRAMS MAY 8, 1078 Serial No. 93-27 \ Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce as U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFIOE 98-872 O WASHINGTON : 1078