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42 U.S.C. § 11703 — Comprehensive health care master plan for Native Hawaiians

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42 U.S.C. § 11703 — Comprehensive health care master plan for Native Hawaiians

**(a) Development** The Secretary may make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, Papa Ola Lokahi for the purpose of coordinating, implementing and updating a Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan designed to promote comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services and to maintain and improve the health status of Native Hawaiians. The master plan shall be based upon an assessment of the health care status and health care needs of Native Hawaiians. To the extent practicable, assessments made as of the date of such grant or contract shall be used by Papa Ola Lokahi, except that any such assessment shall be updated as appropriate. **(b) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (a).

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**(a) Development** The Secretary may make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, Papa Ola Lokahi for the purpose of coordinating, implementing and updating a Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan designed to promote comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services and to maintain and improve the health status of Native Hawaiians. The master plan shall be based upon an assessment of the health care status and health care needs of Native Hawaiians. To the extent practicable, assessments made as of the date of such grant or contract shall be used by Papa Ola Lokahi, except that any such assessment shall be updated as appropriate. **(b) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (a).

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42 U.S.C. § 11704 — Functions of Papa Ola Lokahi

**(a) Responsibility** Papa Ola Lokahi shall be responsible for the— (1) coordination, implementation, and updating, as appropriate, of the comprehensive health care master plan developed pursuant to [section 11703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11703&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) training for the persons described in [section 11705(c)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11705/c/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) identification of and research into the diseases that are most prevalent among Native Hawaiians, including behavioral, biomedical, epidemiological, and health services; and (4) the development of an action plan outlining the contributions that each member organization of Papa Ola Lokahi will make in carrying out the policy of this chapter. **(b) Special project funds** Papa Ola Lokahi is authorized to receive special project funds that may be appropriated for the purpose of research on the health status of Native Hawaiians or for the purpose of addressing the health care needs of Native Hawaiians. **(c) Clearinghouse** Papa Ola Lokahi shall serve as a clearinghouse for: (1) the collection and maintenance of data associated with the health status of Native Hawaiians; (2) the identification and research into diseases affecting Native Hawaiians; (3) the availability of Native Hawaiian project funds, research projects and publications; (4) the collaboration of research in the area of Native Hawaiian health; and (5) the timely dissemination of information pertinent to the Native Hawaiian health care systems. **(d) Coordination of programs and services** Papa Ola Lokahi shall, to the maximum extent possible, coordinate and assist the health ca

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42 U.S.C. § 11706 — Administrative grant for Papa Ola Lokahi

**(a) In general** In addition to any other grant or contract under this chapter, the Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, Papa Ola Lokahi for— (1) coordination, implementation, and updating (as appropriate) of the comprehensive health care master plan developed pursuant to [section 11703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11703&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) training for the persons described in [section 11705(c)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11705/c/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) identification of and research into the diseases that are most prevalent among Native Hawaiians, including behavioral, biomedical, epidemiological, and health services; (4) the development of an action plan outlining the contributions that each member organization of Papa Ola Lokahi will make in carrying out the policy of this chapter; (5) a clearinghouse function for— (A) the collection and maintenance of data associated with the health status of Native Hawaiians; (B) the identification and research into diseases affecting Native Hawaiians; and (C) the availability of Native Hawaiian project funds, research projects and publications; (6) the coordination of the health care programs and services provided to Native Hawaiians; and (7) the administration of special project funds. **(b) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993 through 2019 to carry out subsection (a).

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42 U.S.C. § 11709 — Native Hawaiian health scholarships

**(a) Eligibility** Subject to the availability of funds appropriated under the authority of subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary shall provide funds through a direct grant or a cooperative agreement to Papa Ola Lokahi for the purpose of providing scholarship assistance to students who— (1) meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 254l(b) of this title, and (2) are Native Hawaiians. **(b) Terms and conditions** (1) The scholarship assistance provided under subsection (a) of this section shall be provided under the same terms and subject to the same conditions, regulations, and rules that apply to scholarship assistance provided under section 254l of this title, provided that— (A) the provision of scholarships in each type of health care profession training shall correspond to the need for each type of health care professional identified in the Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan implemented under [section 11703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11703&num=0&edition=prelim) to serve the Native Hawaiian health care systems, as identified by Papa Ola Lokahi; (B) the primary health services covered under the scholarship assistance program under this section shall be the services included under the definition of that term under [section 11711(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11711/8&num=0&edition=prelim); (C) to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall select scholarship recipients from a list of eligible applicants submitted by the Papa Ola Lokahi; (D) the obligated service requirement for each scholarship recipient shall be fulfilled through the full-time clinical or nonclinical pr

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42 U.S.C. § 254b — Health centers

**(a) “Health center” defined** (1) **In general** — For purposes of this section, the term “health center” means an entity that serves a population that is medically underserved, or a special medically underserved population comprised of migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, the homeless, and residents of public housing, by providing, either through the staff and supporting resources of the center or through contracts or cooperative arrangements— (A) required primary health services (as defined in subsection (b)(1)); and (B) as may be appropriate for particular centers, additional health services (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) necessary for the adequate support of the primary health services required under subparagraph (A); for all residents of the area served by the center (hereafter referred to in this section as the “catchment area”). (2) **Limitation** — The requirement in paragraph (1) to provide services for all residents within a catchment area shall not apply in the case of a health center receiving a grant only under subsection (g), (h), or (i). **(b) Definitions** For purposes of this section: (1) **Required primary health services** (A) *In general* — The term “required primary health services” means— (i) basic health services which, for purposes of this section, shall consist of— (I) health services related to family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, or gynecology that are furnished by physicians and where appropriate, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives; (II) diagnostic laboratory and radiologic services; (III) preventive health services, including— (aa) prenatal and perinatal services; (bb) appropriate cancer screening; (cc) well-chil

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42 U.S.C. § 11703 — Comprehensive health care master plan

Page 8209 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 11703 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘age’’. 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘prevalence’’. 3 So in original. The ‘‘; and’’ probably should be a period. (7) Increase Pap tests every 1 to 3 years to at least 85 percent of women age 18 and older. (8) Increase fecal occult blood testing every 1 to 2 years to at least 50 percent of people age 50 and older. (9) Reduce diabetes-related deaths to no more than 34 per 100,000. (10) Reduce the most severe complications of diabetes as follows: (A) end-stage renal disease to no more than 1.4 in 1,000; (B) blindness to no more than 1.4 in 1,000; (C) lower extremity amputation to no more than 4.9 in 1,000; (D) perinatal mortality to no more than 2 percent; and (E) major congenital malformations to no more than 4 percent. (11) Reduce infant mortality to no more than 7 deaths per 1,000 live births. (12) Reduce low birth weight to no more than 5 percent of live births. (13) Increase first trimester prenatal care to at least 90 percent of live births. (14) Reduce teenage pregnancies to no more than 50 per 1,000 girls age 17 and younger. (15) Reduce unintended pregnancies to no more than 30 percent of pregnancies. (16) Increase to at least 60 percent the pro- portion of primary care providers who provide age-appropriate preconception care and coun- seling. (17) Increase years of healthy life to at least 65 years. (18) Eliminate financial barriers to clinical preventive services. (19) Increase childhood immunization levels to at least 90 percent of 2-year-olds. (20) Reduce the prevalence of dental caries to no more than 35 percent of children by age 8. (21) Reduce untreated dental caries so that the proportion of children with untreated

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