[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: 42CFR23.5]



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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.