Sec. 2. Detail of personnel
308 words·~1 min read·
/bill/119/s/4416/is/section-2A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 214 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 215 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(e)and (f), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: The Secretary may detail Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers to Urban Indian organizations, as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, to cooperate in or conduct work related to the functions of the Department of Health and Human Services. ; and in subsection (e), as so redesignated— by striking subsections
(b)and
(c)and inserting subsection
(b)or
(c); and by striking subsections
(b)or
(c)and inserting subsection
(b)or
(c). Section 207(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 209(d) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking shall, and inserting may, at the discretion of the Secretary, after consideration of the criteria described in paragraph (5), ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall develop objective, transparent criteria for purposes of determining whether to grant a person appointed under subsection
(a)constructive credit for length of service as described in paragraph (1). Such criteria shall— give preference to appointees who— serve in a rural or remote (as determined by the Secretary in accordance with objective and transparent criteria established by the Secretary) agency for which the Service is statutorily required to provide services; are specialists in an area with a demonstrated workforce shortage; serve in an area with significant access to care challenges; or serve with an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Urban Indian organization (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act); and consider established Federal designation systems and workforce assessments. The Secretary shall review and update the criteria established under subparagraph
(A)periodically to reflect current workforce needs. .
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources