[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR23.11]

[Page 92]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 23--NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A--Assignment of National Health Service Corps Personnel
 
Sec. 23.11  Under what circumstances may the Secretary sell equipment or other property of the United States used by the National Health Service Corps site?

    (a) Upon expiration of the assignment of all Corps personnel to a 
health manpower shortage area, the Secretary may sell equipment and 
other property of the United States used by the assigned personnel. The 
equipment may be sold at the fair market value or less than the fair 
market value to any entity providing health services in or to a health 
manpower shortage area if the Secretary determines that an entity is 
unable to pay the fair market value. In determining whether an entity is 
financially unable to purchase equipment or property at fair market 
value, the Secretary will consider (1) the present financial resources 
of the entity available to purchase the equipment or property based upon 
its current liabilities, and (2) the entity's ability to obtain the 
funds necessary to purchase the equipment or property. However, the 
Secretary will not sell the equipment or property for less than fair 
market value to a profitmaking organization unless the organization 
gives reasonable assurance that it will use the equipment or property to 
provide health services in or to the health manpower shortage area.
    (b) The Secretary will give priority to sales to an entity providing 
reasonable assurance that it will use the equipment or property for the 
purpose of retaining within the health manpower shortage area National 
Health Service Corps personnel who have completed their assignments.