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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
RELEASQED NOV .7191
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Dear Mr. Metcalfe:
In accordance with your request of July 24, 1972, modified by a
discussion with your office on August 4, we have reviewed the o cie
and practices of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), odetermineif they are in
Omplia cer %t hunderlying congressional intent of the Emergenc
Health Personnel Act of 1970 (Z U , 2.4B rc).
The Emergency Health Personnel Act of 1970 states that:
It shall be the function of an identifiable administra-
tive unit within the [Public Health] Service to improve
the delivery of health services to persons living in com-
munities and areas of the United States where health per-
sonnel and services are inadequate to meet the health
needs of the residents of such communities and areas.
The act provides that, in order for the Secretary of HEW to assign
personnel to an area, (1) the State or local health agency or other pub-
lic or nonprofit private health care institution must make a request
for such personnel; (2) the area must be designated by the Secretary as
an area with a critical health manpower shortage; and (3) the State and
district medical, dental, or other appropriate health society and the
local government for that area must certify to the Secretary that such
health personnel are needed for the area.
The NHSC has the responsibility for implementing the act by assigning
health personnel to areas of the United States where the above criteria
have been met. As agreed in a meeting with your office, our review con-
sidered whether NHSC's disapproval of the project applications was con-
sistent with the applicable legislative authority and its underlying
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