National Health Service Corps

For the purpose of eliminating health manpower shortages in health professional shortage areas, there is established, within the Service, the National Health Service Corps, which shall consist of— For purposes of this subpart and subpart III: The Secretary may, under regulations promulgated by the Secretary, adjust the monthly pay of each member of the Corps (other than a member described in subsection (a)(1)(C)) who is directly engaged in the delivery of health services in a health professional shortage area as follows: Corps members assigned under section 254f of this title to provide health services in health professional shortage areas shall not be counted against any employment ceiling affecting the Department. Sections 215 and 217 of this title shall not apply to members of the National Health Service Corps during their period of obligated service under the Scholarship Program or the Loan Repayment Program, except when such members are Commissioned Corps officers who entered into a contract with 33 So in original. The word “the” probably should appear. Secretary under section 254l or 254l–1 of this title after December 31, 2006 and when the Secretary determines that exercising the authority provided under section 215 or 217 of this title with respect to any such officer to 44 So in original. would not cause unreasonable disruption to health care services provided in the community in which such officer is providing health care services. The Secretary shall ensure that adequate staff is provided to the Service with respect to effectively administering the program for the Corps. A waiver described in paragraph (1) may be provided by the Secretary only if— the entity for which the service is to be performed— the Corps member agrees in writing to fulfill all of the service obligations under section 254m of this title through half-time clinical practice and either— For the purposes of this subpart and subpart III: