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title: "25 U.S.C. § 1616p"
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description: "Health professional chronic shortage demonstration programs"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 25
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title_name: "INDIANS"
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chapter_number: "18"
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chapter_name: "INDIAN HEALTH CARE"
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section: "1616p"
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citation: "25 U.S.C. § 1616p"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 25 U.S.C. § 1616p - Health professional chronic shortage demonstration programs
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## Text
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(a) Demonstration programs The Secretary, acting through the Service, may fund demonstration programs for Indian health programs to address the chronic shortages of health professionals.
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(b) Purposes of programs The purposes of demonstration programs under subsection (a) shall be—
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(1) to provide direct clinical and practical experience within an Indian health program to health profession students and residents from medical schools;
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(2) to improve the quality of health care for Indians by ensuring access to qualified health professionals;
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(3) to provide academic and scholarly opportunities for health professionals serving Indians by identifying all academic and scholarly resources of the region; and
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(4) to provide training and support for alternative provider types, such as community health representatives, and community health aides.
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(c) Advisory board The demonstration programs established pursuant to subsection (a) shall incorporate a program advisory board, which may be composed of representatives of tribal governments, Indian health programs, and Indian communities in the areas to be served by the demonstration programs.
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(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 123, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section 123 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 112 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 1616p, Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 123, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title I, § 117(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4544, authorized appropriations through fiscal year 2000 to carry out this subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935. The repeal is based on section 101(b)(1) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.
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