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§ 3505d. National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse

42 U.S.C. § 3505d (N/A)
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There is established in the Department of Health and Human Services a National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse. It shall be the function of the Clearinghouse to provide information to, and maintain listings of, (1) communities and areas with health professional needs, and (2) prospective health workers interested in such opportunities.

Information and listing services performed by the Clearinghouse shall be provided free of charge to all interested health professionals and to all communities and groups within the areas determined by the Secretary under section 294n(f) [1] of this title to have a shortage of and need for health professionals.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the Clearinghouse created by subsection (a).

(Pub. L. 92–157, title II, § 202, Nov. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 101–597, title IV, § 401(d), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3035.)

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