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42 U.S.C. § 254h–1 — Facilitation of effective provision of Corps services

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42 U.S.C. § 254h–1 — Facilitation of effective provision of Corps services

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**(a) Consideration of individual characteristics of members in making assignments** In making an assignment of a Corps member to an entity that has had an application approved under [section 254f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall, subject to making the assignment in accordance with [section 254f–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f-1&num=0&edition=prelim), seek to assign to the entity a Corps member who has (and whose spouse, if any, has) characteristics that increase the probability that the member will remain in the health professional shortage area involved after the completion of the period of service in the Corps. **(b) Counseling on service in Corps** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (3), offer appropriate counseling on service in the Corps to individuals during the period of membership in the Corps, particularly during the initial period of each assignment. (2) **Career advisor regarding obligated service** (A) In the case of individuals who have entered into contracts for obligated service under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program, counseling under paragraph (1) shall include appropriate counseling on matters particular to such obligated service. The Secretary shall ensure that career advisors for providing such counseling are available to such individuals throughout the period of participation in the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program. (B) With respect to the Scholarship Program, counseling under paragraph (1) shall include counseling individuals during the period in which the individuals are pursuing an educational degree in the health profession involved, including counseling to prepare the individual for service in the Corps. (3) **Extent of counseling services** — With respect to individuals who have entered into contracts for obligated service under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program, this subsection shall be carried out regarding such individuals throughout the period of obligated service (and, additionally, throughout the period specified in paragraph (2)(B), in the case of the Scholarship Program). With respect to Corps members generally, this subsection shall be carried out to the extent practicable. **(c) Grants regarding preparation of students for practice** With respect to individuals who have entered into contracts for obligated service under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program, the Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities (including health professions schools) for the conduct of programs designed to prepare such individuals for the effective provision of primary health services in the health professional shortage areas to which the individuals are assigned. **(d) Professional development and training** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall assist Corps members in establishing and maintaining professional relationships and development opportunities, including by— (A) establishing appropriate professional relationships between the Corps member involved and the health professions community of the geographic area with respect to which the member is assigned; (B) establishing professional development, training, and mentorship linkages between the Corps member involved and the larger health professions community, including through distance learning, direct mentorship, and development and implementation of training modules designed to meet the educational needs of offsite Corps members; (C) establishing professional networks among Corps members; or (D) engaging in other professional development, mentorship, and training activities for Corps members, at the discretion of the Secretary. (2) **Assistance in establishing professional relationships** — In providing such assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall focus on establishing relationships with hospitals, with academic medical centers and health professions schools, with area health education centers under [section 294a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section294a&num=0&edition=prelim), with health education and training centers under section 294b 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, and with border health education and training centers under such section 294b 1 of this title. Such assistance shall include assistance in obtaining faculty appointments at health professions schools. (3) **Supplement not supplant** — Such efforts under this subsection shall supplement, not supplant, non-government efforts by professional health provider societies to establish and maintain professional relationships and development opportunities. **(e) Temporary relief from Corps duties** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (4), provide assistance to Corps members in establishing arrangements through which Corps members may, as appropriate, be provided temporary relief from duties in the Corps in order to pursue continuing education in the health professions, to participate in exchange programs with teaching centers, to attend professional conferences, or to pursue other interests, including vacations. (2) **Assumption of duties of member** (A) Temporary relief under paragraph (1) may be provided only if the duties of the Corps member involved are assumed by another health professional. With respect to such temporary relief, the duties may be assumed by Corps members or by health professionals who are not Corps members, if the Secretary approves the professionals for such purpose. Any health professional so approved by the Secretary shall, during the period of providing such temporary relief, be deemed to be a Corps member for purposes of [section 233 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section233&num=0&edition=prelim) (including for purposes of the remedy described in such section), [section 254f(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f/f&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 254h(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254h/e&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide for the formation and continued existence of a group of health professionals to provide temporary relief under such paragraph. (3) **Recruitment from general health professions community** — In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) encourage health professionals who are not Corps members to enter into arrangements under which the health professionals temporarily assume the duties of Corps members for purposes of paragraph (1); and (B) with respect to the entities to which Corps members have been assigned under [section 254f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f&num=0&edition=prelim), encourage the entities to facilitate the development of arrangements described in subparagraph (A). (4) **Limitation** — In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may not, except as provided in paragraph (5), obligate any amounts (other than for incidental expenses) for the purpose of— (A) compensating a health professional who is not a Corps member for assuming the duties of a Corps member; or (B) paying the costs of a vacation, or other interests that a Corps member may pursue during the period of temporary relief under such paragraph. (5) **Sole providers of health services** — In the case of any Corps member who is the sole provider of health services in the geographic area involved, the Secretary may, from amounts appropriated under [section 254k of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254k&num=0&edition=prelim), obligate on behalf of the member such sums as the Secretary determines to be necessary for purposes of providing temporary relief under paragraph (1). **(f) Determinations regarding effective service** In carrying out subsection (a) and sections 254l(d) and 254l–1(d) of this title, the Secretary shall carry out activities to determine— (1) the characteristics of physicians, dentists, and other health professionals who are more likely to remain in practice in health professional shortage areas after the completion of the period of service in the Corps; (2) the characteristics of health manpower shortage areas, and of entities seeking assignments of Corps members, that are more likely to retain Corps members after the members have completed the period of service in the Corps; and (3) the appropriate conditions for the assignment and utilization in health manpower shortage areas of certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants.

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42 U.S.C. § 254f — Corps personnel

**(a) Conditions necessary for assignment of Corps personnel to area; contents of application for assignment; assignment to particular facility; approval of applications** (1) The Secretary may assign members of the Corps to provide, under regulations promulgated by the Secretary, health services in or to a health professional shortage area during the assignment period only if— (A) a public or private entity, which is located or has a demonstrated interest in such area makes application to the Secretary for such assignment; (B) such application has been approved by the Secretary; (C) the entity agrees to comply with the requirements of [section 254g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254g&num=0&edition=prelim); and (D) the Secretary has (i) conducted an evaluation of the need and demand for health manpower for the area, the intended use of Corps members to be assigned to the area, community support for the assignment of Corps members to the area, the area’s efforts to secure health manpower for the area, and the fiscal management capability of the entity to which Corps members would be assigned and (ii) on the basis of such evaluation has determined that— (I) there is a need and demand for health manpower for the area; (II) there has been appropriate and efficient use of any Corps members assigned to the entity for the area; (III) there is general community support for the assignment of Corps members to the entity; (IV) the area has made unsuccessful efforts to secure health manpower for the area; (V) there is a reasonable prospect of sound fiscal management, including efficient collection of fee-for-service, third-party, and other appropriate funds, by the entity with respect

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42 U.S.C. § 233 — National Institute of Mental Health; authorization of appropriation; construction; location

There is authorized to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $7,500,000 for the erection and equipment, for the use of the Public Health Service in carrying out the provisions of this Act, of suitable and adequate hospital buildings and facilities, including necessary living quarters for personnel, and of suitable and adequate laboratory buildings and facilities, and such buildings and facilities shall be known as the National Institute of Mental Health. The Administrator of General Services is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise, a suitable and adequate site or sites, selected on the advice of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, in or near the District of Columbia for such buildings and facilities, and to erect thereon, furnish, and equip such buildings and facilities. The amount authorized to be appropriated in this section shall include the cost of preparation of drawings and specifications, supervision of construction, and other administrative expenses incident to the work: Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall prepare the plans and specifications, make all necessary contracts, and supervise construction.

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42 U.S.C. § 254i — Annual report to Congress; contents

The Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress, and shall include in such report with respect to the previous calendar year— (1) the number, identity, and priority of all health professional shortage areas designated in such year and the number of health professional shortage areas which the Secretary estimates will be designated in the subsequent year; (2) the number of applications filed under [section 254f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f&num=0&edition=prelim) in such year for assignment of Corps members and the action taken on each such application; (3) the number and types of Corps members assigned in such year to health professional shortage areas, the number and types of additional Corps members which the Secretary estimates will be assigned to such areas in the subsequent year, and the need for additional members for the Corps; (4) the recruitment efforts engaged in for the Corps in such year and the number of qualified individuals who applied for service in the Corps in such year; (5) the number of patients seen and the number of patient visits recorded during such year with respect to each health professional shortage area to which a Corps member was assigned during such year; (6) the number of Corps members who elected, and the number of Corps members who did not elect, to continue to provide health services in health professional shortage areas after termination of their service in the Corps and the reasons (as reported to the Secretary) of members who did not elect for not making such election; (7) the results of evaluations and determinations made under [section 254f(a)(1)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254f/a/1/D&nu

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42 U.S.C. § 294a — Area health education centers

**(a) Establishment of awards** The Secretary shall make the following 2 types of awards in accordance with this section: (1) **Infrastructure development award** — The Secretary shall make awards to eligible entities to enable such entities to initiate health care workforce educational programs or to continue to carry out comparable programs that are operating at the time the award is made by planning, developing, operating, and evaluating an area health education center program. (2) **Point of service maintenance and enhancement award** — The Secretary shall make awards to eligible entities to maintain and improve the effectiveness and capabilities of an existing area health education center program, and make other modifications to the program that are appropriate due to changes in demographics, needs of the populations served, or other similar issues affecting the area health education center program. For the purposes of this section, the term “Program” refers to the area health education center program. **(b) Eligible entities; application** (1) **Eligible entities** (A) *Infrastructure development* — For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the term “eligible entity” means a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine, an incorporated consortium of such schools, or the parent institutions of such a school. With respect to a State in which no area health education center program is in operation, the Secretary may award a grant or contract under subsection (a)(1) to a school of nursing. (B) *Point of service maintenance and enhancement* — For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term “eligible entity” means an entity that has received funds under this section, is operating an area health education center program, including an area health education center or centers,

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42 U.S.C. § 254k — Authorization of appropriations

**(a)** For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. **(b)** An appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be made at any time before that fiscal year and may be included in an Act making an appropriation under an authorization under subsection (a) for another fiscal year; but no funds may be made available from any appropriation under such authorization for obligation under sections 254d through 254h, section 254i, and [section 254j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254j&num=0&edition=prelim) before the fiscal year for which such appropriation is authorized.

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42 U.S.C. § 294b — Continuing educational support for health professionals serving in rural and underserved communities

**(a) In general** The Secretary, as appropriate, shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible entities to support access to accredited continuing medical education for primary care physicians and health care providers at community health centers or rural health clinics to improve and increase access to care for patients in rural and medically underserved areas. Such grants or contracts may be used to improve health care, increase retention, increase representation of minority health care providers, enhance the practice environment, increase primary care physician and health care provider knowledge, and provide information dissemination and educational support to reduce professional isolation through the timely dissemination of research findings using relevant resources. **(b) Eligible entities** For purposes of this section, the term “eligible entity” means an entity described in section 295o–1(b) of this title, such as a community health center or rural health clinic. **(c) Application** An eligible entity desiring to receive an award under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— (1) a description of how participation in activities funded under this section will help improve access to, and quality of, health care services and training needs of primary care physicians and health care providers; and (2) a plan for providing peer-to-peer training, as appropriate. **(d) Use of funds** (1) **In general** — An eligible entity shall use amounts awarded under a grant or contract under this section to provide innovative supportive activities to enhance education for primary care physicians and health care providers described in subsect

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