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25 U.S.C. § 1616k — Health training programs of community colleges
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**(a) Grants**
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall award grants to community colleges for the purpose of assisting the community college in the establishment of programs which provide education in a health profession leading to a degree or diploma in a health profession for individuals who desire to practice such profession on an Indian reservation or in a tribal clinic.
(2) The amount of any grant awarded to a community college under paragraph (1) for the first year in which such a grant is provided to the community college shall not exceed $100,000.
**(b) Eligibility**
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall award grants to community colleges that have established a program described in subsection (a)(1) for the purpose of maintaining the program and recruiting students for the program.
(2) Grants may only be made under this section to a community college which—
(A) is accredited,
(B) has access to a hospital facility, Service facility, or hospital that could provide training of nurses or health professionals,
(C) has entered into an agreement with an accredited college or university medical school, the terms of which—
(i) provide a program that enhances the transition and recruitment of students into advanced baccalaureate or graduate programs which train health professionals, and
(ii) stipulate certifications necessary to approve internship and field placement opportunities at service unit facilities of the Service or at tribal health facilities,
(D) has a qualified staff which has the appropriate certifications, and
(E) is capable of obtaining State or regional accreditation of the program described in subsection (a)(1).
**(c) Agreements and technical assistance** The Secretary shall encourage community c
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**(a) Grants**
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall award grants to community colleges for the purpose of assisting the community college in the establishment of programs which provide education in a health profession leading to a degree or diploma in a health profession for individuals who desire to practice such profession on an Indian reservation or in a tribal clinic.
(2) The amount of any grant awarded to a community college under paragraph (1) for the first year in which such a grant is provided to the community college shall not exceed $100,000.
**(b) Eligibility**
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall award grants to community colleges that have established a program described in subsection (a)(1) for the purpose of maintaining the program and recruiting students for the program.
(2) Grants may only be made under this section to a community college which—
(A) is accredited,
(B) has access to a hospital facility, Service facility, or hospital that could provide training of nurses or health professionals,
(C) has entered into an agreement with an accredited college or university medical school, the terms of which—
(i) provide a program that enhances the transition and recruitment of students into advanced baccalaureate or graduate programs which train health professionals, and
(ii) stipulate certifications necessary to approve internship and field placement opportunities at service unit facilities of the Service or at tribal health facilities,
(D) has a qualified staff which has the appropriate certifications, and
(E) is capable of obtaining State or regional accreditation of the program described in subsection (a)(1).
**(c) Agreements and technical assistance** The Secretary shall encourage community colleges described in subsection (b)(2) to establish and maintain programs described in subsection (a)(1) by—
(1) entering into agreements with such colleges for the provision of qualified personnel of the Service to teach courses of study in such programs, and
(2) providing technical assistance and support to such colleges.
**(d) Advanced training** Any program receiving assistance under this section that is conducted with respect to a health profession shall also offer courses of study which provide advanced training for any health professional who—
(1) has already received a degree or diploma in such health profession, and
(2) provides clinical services on an Indian reservation, at a Service facility, or at a tribal clinic.
Such courses of study may be offered in conjunction with the college or university with which the community college has entered into the agreement required under subsection (b)(2)(C).
**(e) Definitions** For purposes of this section—
(1) The term “community college” means—
(A) a junior or community college that is a tribally controlled college or university, or
(B) a junior or community college.
(2) The term “tribally controlled college or university” has the meaning given to such term by [section 1801(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1801/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) The term “junior or community college” has the meaning given to such term by section 1058(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 20.
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**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that—
(1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
**(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes—
(1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re
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**(a) General authorization** The Secretary shall carry out a program, in accordance with this part, to improve the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions, in order to increase their self-sufficiency and strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to the higher education resources of the Nation.
**(b) Grants awarded; special consideration**
(1) From the sums available for this part under [section 1068h(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1068h/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may award grants to any eligible institution with an application approved under [section 1068 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1068&num=0&edition=prelim) in order to assist such an institution to plan, develop, or implement activities that promise to strengthen the institution.
(2) Special consideration shall be given to any eligible institution—
(A) which has endowment funds (other than any endowment fund built under [section 1065 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1065&num=0&edition=prelim) as in effect on September 30, 1986, and under part B) the market value of which, per full-time equivalent student, is less than the average current market value of the endowment funds, per full-time equivalent student (other than any endowment fund built under [section 1065 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1065&num=0&edition=prelim) as in effect on September 30, 1986, and under part B) at similar institutions; or
(B) which has expenditures per full-time equivalent student for library materials whic
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 1616l
(2) necessary for providing health care serv-
ices to Indians.
(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 117, as added Pub. L.
100–713, title I, § 109, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4799;
amended Pub. L. 102–573, title I, § 104(d), Oct. 29,
1992, 106 Stat. 4533.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in
subsec. (f), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88
Stat. 2206, which is classified principally to subchapter
I (§ 5321 et seq.) of chapter 46 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1992—Subsecs. (b) to (f). Pub. L. 102–573 added subsec.
(b), redesignated former subsecs. (b) to (e) as (c) to (f),
respectively, and amended subsec. (f) generally, sub-
stituting provisions relating to physicians and nurses
employed under the Indian Self-Determination Act for
provisions which authorized appropriations for fiscal
years 1990 to 1992.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Reference to Reserve Corps of the Public Health Serv-
ice deemed to be a reference to the Ready Reserve
Corps, see section 204(c)(3) of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare.
§ 1616k. Nursing residency program
(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), and have done so for
a period of not less than one year, to pursue ad-
vanced training.
(b) Program components
Such program shall include a combination of
education and work study in an Indian health
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