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(2) control of high blood pressure,

(3) control of sexually transmittable diseases,

(4) prevention and control of diabetes,

(5) control of toxic agents,

(6) occupational safety and health,

(7) accident prevention,

(8) fluoridation of water, and

(9) control of infectious agents.

(m) ‘‘Service area’’ means the geographical

area served by each area office.

(n) ‘‘Health profession’’ means allopathic medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, geriatric medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, podiatric medicine, nursing, public

health nursing, dentistry, psychiatry, osteopathy, optometry, pharmacy, psychology, public

health, social work, marriage and family therapy, chiropractic medicine, environmental

health and engineering, an allied health profession, or any other health profession.

(o) ‘‘Substance abuse’’ includes inhalant

abuse.

(p) ‘‘FAE’’ means fetal alcohol effect.

(q) ‘‘FAS’’ means fetal alcohol syndrome.

(Pub. L. 94–437, §4, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1401;

Pub. L. 96–537, §2, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3173;

Pub. L. 100–713, title II, §§201(b), 203(b), title V,

§502, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4803, 4804, 4824; Pub.

L. 102–573, §3(c), title IX, §902(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106

Stat. 4529, 4591; Pub. L. 104–313, §2(a), Oct. 19,

1996, 110 Stat. 3820.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred

to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat.

688, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short

Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43, and

Tables.

The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in

subsec. (j)(2), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88

Stat. 2206, as amended, which is classified principally

to part A (§450f et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 14

of this title. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450

of this title and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1996—Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 104–313 inserted ‘‘allopathic

medicine,’’ before ‘‘family medicine’’ and substituted

‘‘an allied health profession, or any other health profession’’ for ‘‘and allied health professions’’.

1992—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, §902(1), substituted

‘‘sections 1612 and 1613 of this title’’ for ‘‘sections 1612,

1613, and 1621(c)(5) of this title’’.

Subsecs. (m) to (q). Pub. L. 102–573, §3(c), added subsecs. (m) to (q).

1988—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100–713, §502, inserted

‘‘urban’’ after ‘‘governed by an’’.

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100–713, §201(b), added subsec. (i)

and struck out former subsec. (i) which defined ‘‘rural

Indian’’.

Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 100–713, §201(b), added subsec. (j)

and struck out former subsec. (j) which defined ‘‘rural

community’’.

Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 100–713, §§201(b), 203(b), added subsec. (k) and struck out former subsec. (k) which defined

‘‘rural Indian organization’’.

Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 100–713, §203(b), added subsec. (l).

1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–537, §2(a), substituted

‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ for ‘‘Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare’’.

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 96–537, §2(b), substituted ‘‘governed by an Indian controlled board of directors’’ for

‘‘composed of urban Indians’’.

Subsecs. (i) to (k). Pub. L. 96–537, §2(c), added subsecs.

(i) to (k).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1656, 1934, 2403

of this title; title 42 sections 1395qq, 1396d, 1396j, 1396s.

SUBCHAPTER I—INDIAN HEALTH

PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL

SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This subchapter is referred to in sections 1621h, 1661

of this title.

§ 1611. Congressional statement of purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to increase

the number of Indians entering the health professions and to assure an adequate supply of

health professionals to the Service, Indian

tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations involved in the provision of health

care to Indian people.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, §101, Sept. 30, 1976, 90

Stat. 1402; Pub. L. 102–573, title I, §101, Oct. 29,

1992, 106 Stat. 4530.)

AMENDMENTS

1992—Pub. L. 102–573 amended section generally. Prior

to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘The purpose of

this subchapter is to augment the inadequate number

of health professionals serving Indians and remove the

multiple barriers to the entrance of health professionals into the Service and private practice among Indians.’’

ADVISORY PANEL AND REPORT ON RECRUITMENT AND

RETENTION

Pub. L. 100–713, title I, §110, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.

4800, directed Secretary of Health and Human Services

to establish an advisory panel composed of 10 physicians or other health professionals who are employees

of, or assigned to, the Indian Health Service, 3 representatives of tribal health boards, and 1 representative of an urban health care organization, such advisory panel to conduct an investigation of (1) administrative policies and regulatory procedures which impede recruitment or retention of physicians and other

health professionals by Indian Health Service, and (2)

regulatory changes necessary to establish pay grades

for health professionals employed by, or assigned to,

the Service that correspond to the pay grades established for positions provided under 38 U.S.C. 4103 and

4104 and costs associated with establishing such pay

grades, and, no later than the date that is 18 months

after Nov. 23, 1988, to submit to Congress a report on

the investigation, together with any recommendations

for administrative or legislative changes in existing

law, practices, or procedures.

§ 1612. Health professions recruitment program

for Indians

(a) Grants for education and training

The Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall make grants to public or nonprofit private

health or educational entities or Indian tribes or

tribal organizations to assist such entities in

meeting the costs of—

(1) identifying Indians with a potential for

education or training in the health professions

and encouraging and assisting them—

(A) to enroll in courses of study in such

health professions; or