[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 42CFR38.4]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 38_DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CRISIS COUNSELING AND TRAINING--Table of 

Contents

 

Sec.  38.4  Contracts.



    (a) Eligibility. Public agencies and private mental health 

organizations which are determined by the Secretary to be capable of 

providing the professional mental health crisis counseling services or 

mental health training of disaster workers needed as a result of a major 

disaster are eligible for the award of a contract under this part.

    (b) Use of local agencies. Preference will be given to the extent 

feasible and practicable, to those agencies and organizations which are 

located or do business primarily in the area affected by the major 

disaster.

    (c) General requirements. Contracts under this part shall be entered 

into and carried out in accordance with the provisions of chapters 1 and 

3 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations and all other 

applicable laws and regulations.

    (d) Payments. The Secretary shall from time to time make payments to 

the contractor of all or a portion of the contract award, either by way 

of reimbursement for expenses incurred or in advance for expenses to be 

incurred, to the extent he determines such payments are necessary to 

promote prompt initiation and advancement of the services to be provided 

under the contract. All payments not expended by the contractor within 

the period of the contract shall be returned to the Secretary.

    (e) Reports. Contractors shall submit the following reports to the 

Secretary:

    (1) Progress reports, to be submitted at the end of the first 30 

days of the contract period and every 30 days therafter;

    (2) A final report to be submitted within 60 days of the date upon 

which the contract terminates; and

    (3) Such additional reports as the Secretary may prescribe including 

those which may be required to enable the Federal Coordinating Officer 

to carry out his functions.