The Secretary shall establish an epidemiology center in each Service area to carry out the functions described in subsection (b).
Subject to subparagraph (B), any new center established after March 23, 2010, may be operated under a grant authorized by subsection (d).
Funding provided in a grant described in subparagraph (A) shall not be divisible.
An epidemiology center established under this subsection shall be subject to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.),1 but the funds for the center shall not be divisible.
In consultation with and on the request of Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations, each Service area epidemiology center established under this section shall, with respect to the applicable Service area-
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall provide technical assistance to the centers in carrying out this section.
The Secretary may make grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Indian organizations, and eligible intertribal consortia to conduct epidemiological studies of Indian communities.
An intertribal consortium or Indian organization shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the intertribal consortium is-
An application for a grant under this subsection shall be submitted in such manner and at such time as the Secretary shall prescribe.
An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall-
A grant provided under paragraph (1) may be used-
An epidemiology center operated by a grantee pursuant to a grant awarded under subsection (d) shall be treated as a public health authority (as defined in section 164.501 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) for purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936).
The Secretary shall grant to each epidemiology center described in paragraph (1) access to use of the data, data sets, monitoring systems, delivery systems, and other protected health information in the possession of the Secretary.
The activities of an epidemiology center described in paragraph (1) shall be for the purposes of research and for preventing and controlling disease, injury, or disability (as those activities are described in section 164.512 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), for purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936).
1 See References in Text note below.
25 U.S.C. § 1621m
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, which was classified principally to subchapter II (§450 et seq.) of chapter 14 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as chapter 46 (§5301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), (3), is Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1996 Amendments note set out under section 201 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and Tables.
CODIFICATIONAmendment by Pub. L. 111-148 is based on section 130 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.
AMENDMENTS2010- Pub. L. 111-148 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to establishment and functions of epidemiology centers.
- Service area
- The term "Service area" means the geographical area served by each area office.
- Service
- The term "Service" means the Indian Health Service.
- Urban Indian
- The term "Urban Indian" means any individual who resides in an urban center, as defined in subsection (g) hereof,1 and who meets one or more of the four criteria in subsection (c)(1) through (4) of this section.1