§ 1616h. — Health training programs of community colleges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1616h]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1616h. Health training programs of community colleges
(a) Grants
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall award grants to
community colleges for the purpose of assisting the community college in
the establishment of programs which provide education in a health
profession leading to a degree or diploma in a health profession for
individuals who desire to practice such profession on an Indian
reservation or in a tribal clinic.
(2) The amount of any grant awarded to a community college under
paragraph (1) for the first year in which such a grant is provided to
the community college shall not exceed $100,000.
(b) Eligibility
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall award grants to
community colleges that have established a program described in
subsection (a)(1) of this section for the purpose of maintaining the
program and recruiting students for the program.
(2) Grants may only be made under this section to a community
college which--
(A) is accredited,
(B) has access to a hospital facility, Service facility, or
hospital that could provide training of nurses or health
professionals,
(C) has entered into an agreement with an accredited college or
university medical school, the terms of which--
(i) provide a program that enhances the transition and
recruitment of students into advanced baccalaureate or graduate
programs which train health professionals, and
(ii) stipulate certifications necessary to approve
internship and field placement opportunities at service unit
facilities of the Service or at tribal health facilities,
(D) has a qualified staff which has the appropriate
certifications, and
(E) is capable of obtaining State or regional accreditation of
the program described in subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(c) Agreements and technical assistance
The Secretary shall encourage community colleges described in
subsection (b)(2) of this section to establish and maintain programs
described in subsection (a)(1) of this section by--
(1) entering into agreements with such colleges for the
provision of qualified personnel of the Service to teach courses of
study in such programs, and
(2) providing technical assistance and support to such colleges.
(d) Advanced training
Any program receiving assistance under this section that is
conducted with respect to a health profession shall also offer courses
of study which provide advanced training for any health professional
who--
(1) has already received a degree or diploma in such health
profession, and
(2) provides clinical services on an Indian reservation, at a
Service facility, or at a tribal clinic.
Such courses of study may be offered in conjunction with the college or
university with which the community college has entered into the
agreement required under subsection (b)(2)(C) of this section.
(e) Definitions
For purposes of this section--
(1) The term ``community college'' means--
(A) a tribally controlled community college, or
(B) a junior or community college.
(2) The term ``tribally controlled community college'' has the
meaning given to such term by section 1801(4) \1\ of this title.
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(3) The term ``junior or community college'' has the meaning
given to such term by section 1058(e) \1\ of title 20.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 115, as added Pub. L. 100-713, title I,
Sec. 109, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4797; amended Pub. L. 102-573, title
I, Sec. 117(b)(7), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4544; Pub. L. 105-244, title
IX, Sec. 901(d), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1828.)
References in Text
Section 1801 of this title, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), was
amended by Pub. L. 98-192, Sec. 1(1), Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1335, to
designate par. (4) as subsec. (a)(4), and was amended by Pub. L. 105-
244, title IX, Sec. 901(b)(5), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1828, so that it
no longer defines the term ``tribally controlled community college''.
Section 1058 of title 20, referred to in subsec. (e)(3), was amended
by Pub. L. 105-244, title III, Sec. 303(b)(1), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat.
1639, which redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and (f),
respectively.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 105-244 made technical amendment to
reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section
1801(4) of this title.
1992--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-573 struck out subsec. (f) which
authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as
otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244,
set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.
