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42 U.S.C. § 294n — Health professions workforce information and analysis
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this section to—
(1) provide for the development of information describing the health professions workforce and the analysis of workforce related issues; and
(2) provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions and nursing programs in response to societal and professional needs.
**(b) National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis**
(1) **Establishment** — The Secretary shall establish the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (referred to in this section as the “National Center”).
(2) **Purposes** — The National Center, in coordination to the extent practicable with the National Health Care Workforce Commission (established in [section 294q of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section294q&num=0&edition=prelim)), and relevant regional and State centers and agencies, shall—
(A) provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce related issues;
(B) carry out the activities under [section 295k(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section295k/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) annually evaluate programs under this subchapter;
(D) develop and publish performance measures and benchmarks for programs under this subchapter; and
(E) establish, maintain, and publicize a national Internet registry of each grant awarded under this subchapter and a database to collect data from longitudinal evaluations (as described in subsection (d)(2)) on performance measures (as developed under sections 293l(d)(3), 294f(d)(3), and 294o(a)(3) of this title).
(3) **Collaboration and data sharing**
(A) *In general* — The National Ce
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this section to—
(1) provide for the development of information describing the health professions workforce and the analysis of workforce related issues; and
(2) provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions and nursing programs in response to societal and professional needs.
**(b) National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis**
(1) **Establishment** — The Secretary shall establish the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (referred to in this section as the “National Center”).
(2) **Purposes** — The National Center, in coordination to the extent practicable with the National Health Care Workforce Commission (established in [section 294q of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section294q&num=0&edition=prelim)), and relevant regional and State centers and agencies, shall—
(A) provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce related issues;
(B) carry out the activities under [section 295k(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section295k/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) annually evaluate programs under this subchapter;
(D) develop and publish performance measures and benchmarks for programs under this subchapter; and
(E) establish, maintain, and publicize a national Internet registry of each grant awarded under this subchapter and a database to collect data from longitudinal evaluations (as described in subsection (d)(2)) on performance measures (as developed under sections 293l(d)(3), 294f(d)(3), and 294o(a)(3) of this title).
(3) **Collaboration and data sharing**
(A) *In general* — The National Center shall collaborate with Federal agencies and relevant professional and educational organizations or societies for the purpose of linking data regarding grants awarded under this subchapter.
(B) *Contracts for health workforce analysis* — For the purpose of carrying out the activities described in subparagraph (A), the National Center may enter into contracts with relevant professional and educational organizations or societies.
**(c) State and regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities for purposes of—
(A) collecting, analyzing, and reporting data regarding programs under this subchapter to the National Center and to the public; and
(B) providing technical assistance to local and regional entities on the collection, analysis, and reporting of data.
(2) **Eligible entities** — To be eligible for a grant or contract under this subsection, an entity shall—
(A) be a State, a State workforce investment board, a public health or health professions school, an academic health center, or an appropriate public or private nonprofit entity; and
(B) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
**(d) Increase in grants for longitudinal evaluations**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall increase the amount awarded to an eligible entity under this subchapter for a longitudinal evaluation of individuals who have received education, training, or financial assistance from programs under this subchapter.
(2) **Capability** — A longitudinal evaluation shall be capable of—
(A) studying practice patterns; and
(B) collecting and reporting data on performance measures developed under sections 293l(d)(3), 294f(d)(3), and 294o(a)(3) of this title.
(3) **Guidelines** — A longitudinal evaluation shall comply with guidelines issued under sections 293l(d)(4), 294f(d)(4), and 294o(a)(4) of this title.
(4) **Eligible entities** — To be eligible to obtain an increase under this section, an entity shall be a recipient of a grant or contract under this subchapter.
**(e) Authorization of appropriations**
(1) **In general**
(A) *National Center* — To carry out subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated $5,663,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
(B) *State and regional Centers* — To carry out subsection (c), there are authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
(C) *Grants for longitudinal evaluations* — To carry out subsection (d), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
(2) **Reservation** — Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $600,000 for conducting health professions research and for carrying out data collection and analysis in accordance with [section 295k of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section295k&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Availability of additional funds** — Amounts otherwise appropriated for programs or activities under this subchapter may be used for activities under subsection (b) with respect to the programs or activities from which such amounts were made available.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may award grants or contracts to eligible entities to increase the number of individuals in the public health workforce, to enhance the quality of such workforce, and to enhance the ability of the workforce to meet national, State, and local health care needs.
**(b) Eligibility** To be eligible to receive a grant or contract under subsection (a) an entity shall—
(1) be—
(A) a health professions school, including an accredited school or program of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, or dental public health or a school providing health management programs;
(B) an academic health center;
(C) a State or local government; or
(D) any other appropriate public or private nonprofit entity; and
(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
**(c) Preference** In awarding grants or contracts under this section the Secretary may grant a preference to entities—
(1) serving individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities); and
(2) graduating large proportions of individuals who serve in underserved communities.
**(d) Activities** Amounts provided under a grant or contract awarded under this section may be used for—
(1) the costs of planning, developing, or operating demonstration training programs;
(2) faculty development;
(3) trainee support;
(4) technical assistance;
(5) to meet the costs of projects—
(A) to plan and develop new residency training programs and to maintain or improve existing residency training programs in preventive medicine and dental public health, that have available full-time faculty members with training and experience in
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program, including a uniform health professions data reporting system, to collect, compile, and analyze data on health professions personnel which program shall initially include data respecting all physicians and dentists in the States. The Secretary is authorized to expand the program to include, whenever he determines it necessary, the collection, compilation, and analysis of data respecting pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, public health personnel, audiologists, speech pathologists, health care administration personnel, nurses, allied health personnel, medical technologists, chiropractors, clinical psychologists, professional counselors, and any other health personnel in States designated by the Secretary to be included in the program. Such data shall include data respecting the training, licensure status (including permanent, temporary, partial, limited, or institutional), place or places of practice, professional specialty, practice characteristics, place and date of birth, sex, and socioeconomic background of health professions personnel and such other demographic information regarding health professions personnel as the Secretary may require.
**(b) Certain authorities and requirements**
(1) **Sources of information** — In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall collect available information from appropriate local, State, and Federal agencies and other appropriate sources.
(2) **Contracts for studies of health professions** — The Secretary shall conduct or enter into contracts for the conduct of analytic and descriptive studies of the health professions, including evaluations and projections of the supply of, and requirements for, the health professions by specialty and geographic
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**(a) Collaboration** To be eligible to receive assistance under this part, an academic institution shall use such assistance in collaboration with 2 or more disciplines.
**(b) Activities** An entity shall use assistance under this part to carry out innovative demonstration projects for strategic workforce supplementation activities as needed to meet national goals for interdisciplinary, community-based linkages. Such assistance may be used consistent with this part—
(1) to develop and support training programs;
(2) for faculty development;
(3) for model demonstration programs;
(4) for the provision of stipends for fellowship trainees;
(5) to provide technical assistance; and
(6) for other activities that will produce outcomes consistent with the purposes of this part.
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**(a) Amount of loan**
(1) **In general** — Loans from a student loan fund (established under an agreement with a school under [section 292q of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section292q&num=0&edition=prelim)) may not, subject to paragraph (2), exceed for any student for a school year (or its equivalent) the cost of attendance (including tuition, other reasonable educational expenses, and reasonable living costs) for that year at the educational institution attended by the student (as determined by such educational institution).
(2) **Third and fourth years of medical school** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the amount of the loan may, in the case of the third or fourth year of a student at a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine, be increased to the extent necessary to pay the balances of loans that, from sources other than the student loan fund under [section 292q of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section292q&num=0&edition=prelim), were made to the individual for attendance at the school. The authority to make such an increase is subject to the school and the student agreeing that such amount (as increased) will be expended to pay such balances.
**(b) Terms and conditions** Subject to [section 292s of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section292s&num=0&edition=prelim), any such loans shall be made on such terms and conditions as the school may determine, but may be made only to a student who is in need of the amount thereof to pursue a full-time course of study at the school leading to a degree of doctor of medicine, doctor of dentistry or an equivalent degree, doctor of osteopathy, bachelor of science in pharmacy
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this section to establish a National Health Care Workforce Commission that—
(1) serves as a national resource for Congress, the President, States, and localities;
(2) communicates and coordinates with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Education on related activities administered by one or more of such Departments;
(3) develops and commissions evaluations of education and training activities to determine whether the demand for health care workers is being met;
(4) identifies barriers to improved coordination at the Federal, State, and local levels and recommend ways to address such barriers; and
(5) encourages innovations to address population needs, constant changes in technology, and other environmental factors.
**(b) Establishment** There is hereby established the National Health Care Workforce Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”).
**(c) Membership**
(1) **Number and appointment** — The Commission shall be composed of 15 members to be appointed by the Comptroller General, without regard to [section 1004 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1004&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Qualifications**
(A) *In general* — The membership of the Commission shall include individuals—
(i) with national recognition for their expertise in health care labor market analysis, including health care workforce analysis; health care finance and economics; health care facility management; health care plans and integrated delivery systems; health care workforce education and training; health care philanthropy; providers of health care services; and other related fields; and
(ii) who will provide a combinati
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When used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service;
**(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
**(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary;
**(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States;
**(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
**(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.
**(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;
**(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca
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**(a) Establishment; composition; purpose; definitions**
(1) For the purpose of eliminating health manpower shortages in health professional shortage areas, there is established, within the Service, the National Health Service Corps, which shall consist of—
(A) such officers of the Regular and Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Service as the Secretary may designate,
(B) such civilian employees of the United States as the Secretary may appoint, and
(C) such other individuals who are not employees of the United States.
(2) The Corps shall be utilized by the Secretary to provide primary health services in health professional shortage areas.
(3) For purposes of this subpart and subpart III:
(A) The term “Corps” means the National Health Service Corps.
(B) The term “Corps member” means each of the officers, employees, and individuals of which the Corps consists pursuant to paragraph (1).
(C) The term “health professional shortage area” has the meaning given such term in [section 254e(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254e/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(D) The term “primary health services” means health services regarding family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, or mental health, that are provided by physicians or other health professionals.
(E)
(i) The term “behavioral and mental health professionals” means health service psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurse specialists, and psychiatrists.
(ii) The term “graduate program of behavioral and mental health” means a program that trains behavioral and mental health professionals.
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**(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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**(a) Awarding of grants and contracts** The Secretary shall ensure that grants and contracts under this subchapter are awarded on a competitive basis, as appropriate, to carry out innovative demonstration projects or provide for strategic workforce supplementation activities as needed to meet health workforce goals and in accordance with this subchapter. Contracts may be entered into under this subchapter with public or private entities as may be necessary.
**(b) Eligible entities** Unless specifically required otherwise in this subchapter, the Secretary shall accept applications for grants or contracts under this subchapter from health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities for funding and participation in health professions and nursing training activities. The Secretary may accept applications from for-profit private entities if determined appropriate by the Secretary.
**(c) Information requirements**
(1) **In general** — Recipients of grants and contracts under this subchapter shall meet information requirements as specified by the Secretary.
(2) **Data collection** — The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that, with respect to any data collection required under this subchapter, such data is collected in a manner that takes into account age, sex, race, and ethnicity.
(3) **Use of funds** — The Secretary shall establish procedures to permit the use of amounts appropriated under this subchapter to be used for data collection purposes.
(4) **Evaluations** — The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure the annual evaluation of programs and projects operated by recipients of grants or contracts under this subchapter. Such procedures shall ensure that conti
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**(a) Eligible areas** The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall, subject to subsections (b) through (c), make grants in accordance with [section 300ff–13 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ff-13&num=0&edition=prelim) for the purpose of assisting in the provision of the services specified in [section 300ff–14 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ff-14&num=0&edition=prelim) in any metropolitan area for which there has been reported to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a cumulative total of more than 2,000 cases of AIDS during the most recent period of 5 calendar years for which such data are available.
**(b) Continued status as eligible area** Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a metropolitan area that is an eligible area for a fiscal year continues to be an eligible area until the metropolitan area fails, for three consecutive fiscal years—
(1) to meet the requirements of subsection (a); and
(2) to have a cumulative total of 3,000 or more living cases of AIDS (reported to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) as of December 31 of the most recent calendar year for which such data is available.
**(c) Boundaries** For purposes of determining eligibility under this subpart—
(1) with respect to a metropolitan area that received funding under this subpart in fiscal year 2006, the boundaries of such metropolitan area shall be the boundaries that were in effect for such area for fiscal year 1994; or
(2) with respect to a metropolitan area that becomes eligible to receive funding under this
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