Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/804

 90 STAT. 2272

PUBLIC LAW 94-484—OCT. 12, 1976 "(h) The Secretary shall conduct such information programs in areas, among population groups, and in medical facilities and other public facilities designated under this section as health manpower shortage areas as may be necessary to inform public and nonprofit private entities which are located or have a demonstrated interest in such areas of the assistance available under this title by virtue of the designation of such areas. u ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS PERSONNEL

Regulations. 42 USC 254f.

Application.

42 USC 300/-4.

"SEC. 333. (a)(1) The Secretary may assign members of the Corps to provide, under regulations promulgated by the Secretary, health services in or to a health manpower shortage area during the assignment period (specified in the agreement described in section 334) only if— "(A) a public or nonprofit 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) an agreement has been entered into between the entity which has applied and the Secretary, in accordance with section 334; and "(D) in the case of an application made by an entity which has previously been assigned a Corps member for a health manpower shortage area under an agreement (entered into under section 334) or under section 329 as in effect before October 1, 1977) which has expired, the Secretary has (i) conducted an evaluation of the continued need for health manpower for the area, the use of Corps members previously 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 fiscal management by the entity with respect to Corps members previously assigned and (ii) on the basis of such evaluation has determined that— " (I) there is a continued need for health manpower for the area; " (II) there has been appropriate and efficient use of Corps members previously 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 continued efforts to secure health manpower for the area; and "(V) there has been sound fiscal management, including efficient collection of fee-for-service, third-party, and other appropriate funds, by the entity with respect to Corps members previously assigned to such entity. "(2) Corps members may be assigned to a Federal health care facility, but only upon the request of the head of the department or agency of which such facility is a part. "(b) The Secretary may not approve an application under this section for assignment of a Corps member to a health manpower shortage area unless the Secretary has afforded— "(1) each health systems agency (designated under section 1515) for a health service area which includes all or part of the area in which the area, population group, medical facility, or other public facility so designated is located, or "(2) if there is a part of such area, population group, medical facility, or other piiblic facility located within a health service

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