§ 1611. — Congressional statement of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1611]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1611. Congressional statement of purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to increase the number of Indians
entering the health professions and to assure an adequate supply of
health professionals to the Service, Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, and urban Indian organizations involved in the provision
of health care to Indian people.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 101, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1402; Pub.
L. 102-573, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4530.)
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-573 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``The purpose of this subchapter is to augment
the inadequate number of health professionals serving Indians and remove
the multiple barriers to the entrance of health professionals into the
Service and private practice among Indians.''
Advisory Panel and Report on Recruitment and Retention
Pub. L. 100-713, title I, Sec. 110, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4800,
directed Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory
panel composed of 10 physicians or other health professionals who are
employees of, or assigned to, the Indian Health Service, 3
representatives of tribal health boards, and 1 representative of an
urban health care organization, such advisory panel to conduct an
investigation of (1) administrative policies and regulatory procedures
which impede recruitment or retention of physicians and other health
professionals by Indian Health Service, and (2) regulatory changes
necessary to establish pay grades for health professionals employed by,
or assigned to, the Service that correspond to the pay grades
established for positions provided under 38 U.S.C. 4103 and 4104 and
costs associated with establishing such pay grades, and, no later than
the date that is 18 months after Nov. 23, 1988, to submit to Congress a
report on the investigation, together with any recommendations for
administrative or legislative changes in existing law, practices, or
procedures.
