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25 U.S.C. § 1616n — Nursing residency program
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program to enable licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and registered nurses who are working in an Indian health program (as defined in [section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1616a/a/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim)), and have done so for a period of not less than one year, to pursue advanced training.
**(b) Program components** Such program shall include a combination of education and work study in an Indian health program (as defined in [section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1616a/a/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim)) leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree (in the case of a licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse) or a bachelor’s degree (in the case of a registered nurse) or a Master’s degree.
**(c) Service obligation of program participant** An individual who participates in a program under subsection (a), where the educational costs are paid by the Service, shall incur an obligation to serve in an Indian health program for a period of obligated service equal to at least three times the period of time during which the individual participates in such program. In the event that the individual fails to complete such obligated service, the United States shall be entitled to recover from such individual an amount determined in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (l) of [section 1616a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1616a&num=0&edition=prelim) in the manner provided for in such subsection.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program to enable licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and registered nurses who are working in an Indian health program (as defined in [section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1616a/a/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim)), and have done so for a period of not less than one year, to pursue advanced training.
**(b) Program components** Such program shall include a combination of education and work study in an Indian health program (as defined in [section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1616a/a/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim)) leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree (in the case of a licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse) or a bachelor’s degree (in the case of a registered nurse) or a Master’s degree.
**(c) Service obligation of program participant** An individual who participates in a program under subsection (a), where the educational costs are paid by the Service, shall incur an obligation to serve in an Indian health program for a period of obligated service equal to at least three times the period of time during which the individual participates in such program. In the event that the individual fails to complete such obligated service, the United States shall be entitled to recover from such individual an amount determined in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (l) of [section 1616a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1616a&num=0&edition=prelim) in the manner provided for in such subsection.
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**(a) Employment of scholarship grantees during nonacademic periods** Any individual who receives a scholarship grant pursuant to [section 1613a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1613a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be entitled to employment in the Service during any nonacademic period of the year. Periods of employment pursuant to this subsection shall not be counted in determining the fulfillment of the service obligation incurred as a condition of the scholarship grant.
**(b) Employment of medical and other students during nonacademic periods** Any individual enrolled in a course of study in the health professions may be employed by the Service during any nonacademic period of the year. Any such employment shall not exceed one hundred and twenty days during any calendar year.
**(c) Employment without regard to competitive personnel system or agency personnel limitation; compensation** Any employment pursuant to this section shall be made without regard to any competitive personnel system or agency personnel limitation and to a position which will enable the individual so employed to receive practical experience in the health profession in which he or she is engaged in study. Any individual so employed shall receive payment for his or her services comparable to the salary he or she would receive if he or she were employed in the competitive system. Any individual so employed shall not be counted against any employment ceiling affecting the Service or the Department of Health and Human Services.
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 1616n
in lieu of any service obligation arising under
such contract, shall be liable to the United
States for the Federal share of the amount
which has been paid to him, or on his behalf,
under the contract.
(2) If for any reason not specified in paragraph
(1), an individual breaches his written contract
by failing either to begin such individual’s serv-
ice obligation required under such contract or to
complete such service obligation, the United
States shall be entitled to recover from the indi-
vidual an amount determined in accordance
with the formula specified in subsection (l) of
section 1616a of this title in the manner provided
for in such subsection.
(3) The Secretary may carry out this sub-
section on the basis of information submitted by
the tribes or tribal organizations involved, or on
the basis of information collected through such
other means as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
(f) Nondiscriminatory practice
The recipient of a scholarship under sub-
section (b) shall agree, in providing health care
pursuant to the requirements of subsection
(d)(1)—
(1) not to discriminate against an individual
seeking such care on the basis of the ability of
the individual to pay for such care or on the
basis that payment for such care will be made
pursuant to the program established in title
XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395
et seq.] or pursuant to the program established
in title XIX of such Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.];
and
(2) to accept assignment under section
1842(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act [42
U.S.C. 1395u(b)(3)(B)(ii)] for all services for
which payment may be made under part B of
title XVIII of such Act [42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.],
and to enter into an appropriate
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