[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: 42CFR23.5]

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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. 23.5  What are the criteria for deciding which applications for assignment will be approved?

    (a) In approving or disapproving an application for assignment of 
Corps personnel, the Secretary will consider, among other pertinent 
factors:
    (1) The applicant's ability and plans to meet the operational 
requirements in Sec. 23.8.
    (2) The administrative and managerial capability of the applicant.
    (3) The soundness of the applicant's financial plan for operating 
the National Health Service Corps site.
    (4) The extent to which community resources will be used in 
operating the National Health Service Corps site.
    (5) Comments received from any designated health systems agency or 
any designated State health planning and development agency to which an 
application was submitted for review under Sec. 23.4(c).
    (6) Comments received from health professional societies serving the 
health manpower shortage area.
    (b) Special consideration for the assignment of Corps personnel will 
be given to the entity which is located in a health manpower shortage 
area over an entity which is not located in a health manpower shortage 
area but has a demonstrated interest in it.