The Secretary shall encourage community colleges described in subsection (b)(2) to establish and maintain programs described in subsection (a)(1) by-
Any program receiving assistance under this section that is conducted with respect to a health profession shall also offer courses of study which provide advanced training for any health professional who-
Such courses of study may be offered in conjunction with the college or university with which the community college has entered into the agreement required under subsection (b)(2)(C).
For purposes of this section-
1 See References in Text note below.
25 U.S.C. § 1616h
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 1058 of title 20, referred to in subsec. (e)(3), was amended by Pub. L. 105-244, title III, §303(b)(1), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1639, which redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), respectively.
AMENDMENTS2008-Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110-315, §941(k)(2)(I)(ii)(I), substituted "a junior or community college that is a tribally controlled college or university" for "a tribally controlled community college".Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 110-315, §941(k)(2)(I)(ii)(II), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "The term 'tribally controlled community college' has the meaning given to such term by section 1801(4) of this title."1998-Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 105-244 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1801(4) of this title.1992-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-573 struck out subsec. (f) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244 see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244 set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.
- Health profession
- The term "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.
- Service unit
- The term "Service unit" means an administrative entity of the Service or a tribal health program through which services are provided, directly or by contract, to eligible Indians within a defined geographic area.
- Service
- The term "Service" means the Indian Health Service.
- community college
- The term "community college" means-(A) a tribal college or university; or(B) a junior or community college.