Statute · Federal

42 U.S.C. § 300hh-17

Emergency response coordination of primary care providers

Code
United States Code
Title
42
Section
300hh–17
Text current through
Pub. L. 119-111

What does the statute say?

§ 300hh–17. Emergency response coordination of primary care providers

The Secretary, acting through Administrator [1] of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, shall (1) provide guidance and technical assistance to health centers funded under section 254b of this title and to State and local health departments and emergency managers to integrate health centers into State and local emergency response plans and to better meet the primary care needs of populations served by health centers during public health emergencies; and

(2) encourage employees at health centers funded under section 254b of this title to participate in emergency medical response programs including the National Disaster Medical System authorized in section 300hh–11 of this title, the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps authorized in section 300hh–15 of this title, and the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Health Professions Volunteers authorized in section 247d–7b of this title.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVIII, § 2815, as added Pub. L. 110–355, § 6(a), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 3994.)

[1] So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”.

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