§ 1665a. — Indian Health Service 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: 25USC1665a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER V-A--SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
Sec. 1665a. Indian Health Service program
(a) Comprehensive prevention and treatment program
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide a
program of comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse prevention and
treatment which shall include--
(A) prevention, through educational intervention, in Indian
communities;
(B) acute detoxification and treatment;
(C) community-based rehabilitation;
(D) community education and involvement, including extensive
training of health care, educational, and community-based personnel;
and
(E) residential treatment programs for pregnant and post partum
women and their children.
(2) The target population of such program shall be members of Indian
tribes. Efforts to train and educate key members of the Indian community
shall target employees of health, education, judicial, law enforcement,
legal, and social service programs.
(b) Contract health services
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service, may enter into
contracts with public or private providers of alcohol and substance
abuse treatment services for the purpose of assisting the Service in
carrying out the program required under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall provide
assistance to Indian tribes to develop criteria for the certification of
alcohol and substance abuse service providers and accreditation of
service facilities which meet minimum standards for such services and
facilities as may be determined pursuant to section 2411(a)(3) of this
title.
(c) Grants for model program
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Service shall make a grant to
the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to develop a community-based demonstration
project to reduce drug and alcohol abuse on the Standing Rock Sioux
Reservation and to rehabilitate Indian families afflicted by such abuse.
(2) Funds shall be used by the Tribe to--
(A) develop and coordinate community-based alcohol and substance
abuse prevention and treatment services for Indian families;
(B) develop prevention and intervention models for Indian
families;
(C) conduct community education on alcohol and substance abuse;
and
(D) coordinate with existing Federal, State, and tribal services
on the reservation to develop a comprehensive alcohol and substance
abuse program that assists in the rehabilitation of Indian families
that have been or are afflicted by alcoholism.
(3) The Secretary shall submit to the President for inclusion in the
report to be transmitted to the Congress under section 1671 of this
title for fiscal year 1995 an evaluation of the demonstration project
established under paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 94-437, title VII, Sec. 702, as added Pub. L. 102-573, title
VII, Sec. 702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4573.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1671 of this title.
