[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: 42CFR23.4]

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                         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. 23.4  How must an entity apply for assignment?

    (a) An application for the assignment of National Health Service 
Corps personnel must be submitted to the Secretary by an eligibe 
applicant in the form and at the time prescribed by the

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Secretary. \1\ The application must be signed by an individual 
authorized to act for the applicant and to assume on behalf of the 
applicant the obligations imposed by law, the Act, this regulation, and 
any additional conditions of assignment imposed under these authorities.
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    \1\ Applications and instructions may be obtained from Regional 
Offices of the Department of Health and Human Services at the addresses 
set forth at 45 CFR 5.31(b).
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    (b) In addition to other pertinent information required by the 
Secretary, an application for the assignment of Corps personnel must 
include--
    (1) A description of the applicant's overall organizational 
structure;
    (2) A justification of the request for the assignment of personnel 
based upon the needs of the health manpower shortage area;
    (3) A description of the applicant's financial plan for operating 
the National Health Service Corps site including a proposed budget, 
sources of non-Federal support obtained, and the proposed expenditures 
for obtaining adequate support staff, equipment and supplies;
    (4) A list of the proposed fees and discounted fees to be charged 
for the provision of health services; and
    (5) If an entity wishes to request an interest free loan (not to 
exceed $50,000) under section 335(c) of the Act to assist the applicant 
in establishing the practice of the assigned National Health Service 
Corps personnel, a detailed justification of the amount requested must 
be included.
    (c) An application for assignment must include evidence that the 
applicant has provided a copy of the completed application for review to 
(1) each health systems agency designated under section 1515 of the Act 
for the health service area which includes all or part of the health 
manpower shortage area for which as assignment of National Health 
Service Corps personnel is sought or (2) if no health systems agency has 
been designated for such a health service area, to each State health 
planning and development agency designated under section 1521 of the Act 
for each State which includes all or part of the health manpower 
shortage area for which an assignment of National Health Service Corps 
personnel is sought.
    (d) If an application for assignment is filed by an applicant which 
had previously been assigned National Health Service Corps personnel 
under an agreement entered into under section 329 of the Act as in 
effect before October 1, 1977, or under section 334 of the Act, the 
applicant must provide the information the Secretary considers necessary 
to make the determinations required by section 333(a)(1)(D) of the Act.

[45 FR 12790, Feb. 27, 1980, as amended at 51 FR 31948, Sept. 8, 1986]