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 PUBLIC LAW 102-573 —OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4543 "TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION "SEC. 121. The Secretary shall, by contract or otherwise, provide ^^^S??*^c c training for individuals in the administration and planning of tribal ^^ ^°'^ I6l6n. health programs.". SEC. 114. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (a) NURSING PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 112(a)(2) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616e(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the comma the following: "and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 390(2) of the Tribally Controlled Vocational Institutions Support Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2397^2))". (b) TRIBAL CULTURE AND HISTORY PROGRAMS.— Section 113(b)(1) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616f(b)(l) is amended by inserting before the comma "and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 390(2) of the Tribally Controlled Vocational Institutions Support Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2397^2))". SEC. 116. CONTINUING EDUCATION ALLOWANCES. Section 106(b) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1615(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) Of amounts appropriated under the authority of this title for each fiscal year to be used to carry out this section, not more than $1,000,000 may be used to establish postdoctoral training programs for health professionals.". SEC. 116. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA MODEL HEALTH PROGRAM. Title I of the Act (as amended by section 113 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA PILOT PROGRAM "SEC. 122. (a) The Secretary may make a grant to the School 25 USC i6l6o. of Medicine of the University of South Dakota (hereafter in this section referred to as TrSDoM') to establish a pilot program on an Indian reservation at one or more service units in South Dakota to address the chronic manpower shortage in the Aberdeen Area of the Service. "(b) The purposes of the program established pursuant to a grant provided under subsection (a) are— "(1) to provide direct clinical and practical experience at a service unit to medical students and residents from USDSM and other medical schools; "(2) to improve the quaUty of health care for Indians by assuring access to qualified health care professionals; and "(3) to provide academic and scholarly opportunities for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other allied health professionals serving Indian people by identifying and utilizing all academic and scholarly resources of the region. "(c) The pilot program established pursuant to a grant provided under subsection (a) shall— "(1) incorporate a program advisory board composed of representatives from the tribes and communities in the area which will be served by the program; and "(2) shall be designated as an extension of the USDSM campus and program participants shall be under the direct supervision and instruction of quaUfied medical staff serving at the service unit who shall be members of the USDSM faculty.

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