[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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]