25 U.S.C. § 1616k — Nursing residency program
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 94-437 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 230 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must create advanced-training opportunities for practical, vocational, and registered nurses who have worked in an Indian health program for at least one year. Participants whose education the Service pays for owe service of at least three times the training period.
(a) Program. Through the Service*, the Secretary* must establish a program for licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and registered nurses who work in an Indian health program* (defined in 25 U.S.C. § 1616a(a)(2)(A)) and have worked there for at least one year, so they can pursue advanced training.
(b) Contents. The program must combine education and work study in an Indian health program and lead to an associate or bachelor’s degree for a practical or vocational nurse, or a bachelor’s or master’s degree for a registered nurse.
(c) Service obligation. A participant whose education costs the Service pays must serve in an Indian health program for at least three times the participation period. If the participant does not complete that service, the United States may recover the amount calculated under 25 U.S.C. § 1616a(l), using that subsection’s procedures.
The Secretary*, acting through the Service*, shall establish a program to enable licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and registered nurses who are working in an Indian health program* (as defined in section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of this title), and have done so for a period of not less than one year, to pursue advanced training.
Such program shall include a combination of education and work study in an Indian health program (as defined in section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of this title) leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree (in the case of a licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse) or a bachelor’s degree (in the case of a registered nurse) or a Master’s degree.
An individual who participates in a program under subsection (a), where the educational costs are paid by the Service, shall incur an obligation to serve in an Indian health program for a period of obligated service equal to at least three times the period of time during which the individual participates in such program. In the event that the individual fails to complete such obligated service, the United States shall be entitled to recover from such individual an amount determined in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (l) of section 1616a of this title in the manner provided for in such subsection.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 118, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title I, § 104(e), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4534; amended Pub. L. 103–435, § 16(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4573.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 94-437 · 106 Stat. 4534
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-435 · 108 Stat. 4573
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-437 on 1992-10-29.
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