§ 1616o. — University of South Dakota pilot program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1616o]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1616o. University of South Dakota pilot program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary may make a grant to the School of Medicine of the
University of South Dakota (hereafter in this section referred to as
``USDSM'') 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) Purposes
The purposes of the program established pursuant to a grant provided
under subsection (a) of this section 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 quality 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) Composition; designation
The pilot program established pursuant to a grant provided under
subsection (a) of this section 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 qualified medical staff serving at the service unit
who shall be members of the USDSM faculty.
(d) Coordination with other schools
The USDSM shall coordinate the program established pursuant to a
grant provided under subsection (a) of this section with other medical
schools in the region, nursing schools, tribal community colleges, and
other health professional schools.
(e) Development of additional professional opportunities
The USDSM, in cooperation with the Service, shall develop additional
professional opportunities for program participants on Indian
reservations in order to improve the recruitment and retention of
qualified health professionals in the Aberdeen Area of the Service.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 122, as added Pub. L. 102-573, title I,
Sec. 116, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4543.)
