A study examined the issue of which components should be present in a secondary health occupations program to receive approval and funding. A task force including secondary health occupations teachers, health occupations program graduates, school administrators, health care facility inservice coordinators, health occupations student association advisors, Illinois health occupations advisory committee members, and state advisory council on vocational education members completed a questionnaire consisting of 15 research questions designed to aid in making program approval and funding decisions. Respondents commented on the following areas relating to the components of secondary allied health occupations programs: utilizing advisory committees, admission criteria, teacher certification, skills to be taught to students, determining subject areas to be taught, clinical experiences, clinical supervision and evaluation, minimum times for courses, training options, program orientation, program prerequisites, school size, and contracting. (The questionnaire is appended.) (MN)