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 PUBLIC LAW 100-713—NOV. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 4795

ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH

"SEC. 111. (a) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program to enable health professionals who have worked in an Indian health program (as defined in section 108(a)(2)) for a substantial period of time to pursue advanced training or research in areas of study for which the Secretary determines a need exists. "(b) An individual who participates in a program under subsection (a), where the educational costs are borne by the Service, shall incur an obligation to serve in an Indian health program for a period of obligated service equal to at least the period of time during which the individual participates in such progrsmi. In the event that the individual fails to complete such obligated service, the individual shall be liable to the United States for the period of service remaining. The Secretary shall develop stamdards for appropriate recoupment for such remaining service. "(c) Health professionals from Indian tribes and tribal and Indian organizations under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination Act shall be given an equal opportunity to participate in the program under subsection (a). "(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

25 USC 1616d.

NURSING PROGRAM

"SEC. 112. (a) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide grants to— "(1) public or private schools of nursing, "(2) tribally controlled community colleges, and "(3) nurse midwife programs, and nurse practitioner programs, that are provided by any public or private institution, for the purpose of increasing the number of nurses, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners who deliver health care services to Indians. "(b) Grants provided under subsection (a) may be used to— "(1) recruit individuals for programs which train individuals to be nurses, nurse midwives, or nurse practitioners, "(2) provide scholarships to individuals enrolled in such programs that may pay the tuition charged for such program and other expenses incurred in connection with such program, including books, fees, room and board, and stipends for living expenses, "(3) provide a program that encourages nurses, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners to provide, or continue to provide, health care services to Indians, "(4) provide a program that increases the skills of, and provides continuing education to, nurses, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners, or "(5) provide any program that is designed to achieve the purpose described in subsection (a). "(c) Each application for a grant under subsection (a) shall include such information as the Secretary may require to establish the connection between the program of the applicant and a health care facility that primarily serves Indians. "(d) In providing grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall extend a preference to— "(1) programs that provide a preference to Indians,

Grants. 25 USC 1616e.

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