[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: 42CFR23.6]



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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. 23.6  What are the criteria for determining the entities to which 

National Health Service Corps personnel will be assigned?



    (a) The Secretary may, upon approving an application for the 

assignment of personnel and after entering into an



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agreement with an applicant under Sec. 23.7, assign National Health 

Service Corps personnel to provide health services in or to a health 

manpower shortage area.

    (b) In assigning National Health Service Corps personnel to serve in 

a health manpower shortage area, the Secretary will seek to assign 

personnel who have those characteristics which will increase the 

probability of their remaining to serve in the health manpower shortage 

area upon completion of the period of assignment. In addition, the 

Secretary will apply a weighted-value system in which the first factor 

listed below is assigned the greatest weight and the second, and third 

factors are assigned lesser weights in descending order:

    (1) The need of the health manpower shortage area as determined by 

criteria established under section 332(b) of the Act.

    (2) The willingness of individuals, government agencies, or health 

entities within the health manpower shortage area to cooperate with the 

National Health Service Corps in providing effective health services.

    (3) The comments of health professional societies serving the health 

manpower shortage area.



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