Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/937

 PUBLIC LAW 95-626—NOV. 10, 1978

92 STAT. 3569

funded under section 1110 of the Social Security Act during fiscal 42 USC 1310. year ending September 30, 1978, and which are related to health services in rural medical underserved areas, but only if such projects can not be carried out under the authority of any other provision (other 42 USC 241. than section 301) of this Act.". SPECIAL REPORTS ON PRIMARY H E A L T H OARE NEEDS OF IMMIGRANTS, NATIVE I N D I A N S, AND ALASKAN ESKIMOS AND ON THE FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL H E A L T H SERVICE CORPS

SEC. 116. (a) Not later than June 30, 1979, the Secretary of Health, Reports to Education, and Welfare (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Congress. "Secretary") shall submit to Congress a special report on the primary 42 USC 256 note. health care needs of immigrants. The report shall be developed Consultation. through consultation with the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, with leaders in the health care area, and with representatives of immigrants. The report shall contain (1) an assessment of the access of (and barriere to) immigrants in receiving health care services, (2) an assessment of the health needs of such immigrants, and (3) specific recommendations for the development of a national strategy to address these needs, taking into account the fact that significant numbers of immigrants reside in a select number of specific States. (b)(1) Not later than June 30, 1979, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a special report on the primary health care needs of each of the specific tribes of American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Such report shall be developed with the consultation of the Director of the Indian Health Service, with leaders in the field of health care, and with representatives of tribes of American Indians and of Alaskan Natives and of national Indian organizations. Such report shall contain (1) an assessment of the access of (and barriers to) American Indians and Alaskan Natives in receiving health care services, (2) an examination of the types of alternative health delivery systems (such as mobile health care services) existing or needing to be devel- lif-i<:}i' oped to provide appropriate access of American Indians and Alaskan Natives who are medical underserved populations (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act) to health services, 42 USC 254c. (3) an examination of the types of alternatives to institutionalization existing or needing to be developed for such populations, and (4) specific recommendations on each such issue. (c) Not later than February 1, 1979, the Secretary shall submit to 42 USC 254d Congress a special report on the present and future direction of the note. National Health Service Corps, particularly (1) its role as a health manpower program and as a health services delivery program, (2) the use and placement of members of the Corps in different types of health manpower shortage areas (described in section 332(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act) in meeting urban and rural health needs, (3) the 42 USC 254e. different types of health professionals which are needed to meet urban and rural health needs and which should be encouraged to participate in the Corps, and (4) the projected size, composition, and use of the manpower of the Corps through 1985. Such report shall be developed Consultation. through consultation with the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (established under section 337 of the Public Health Service Act) and with the National Advisory Council 42 USC 254j. on Health Professions Education (established under section 702 of the Public Health Service Act). 42 USC 292b.

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