{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s3505d","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3505d.","heading":"National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse","text":"\u00a7\u202f3505d.\nNational Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse\n(a)\nEstablishment; function\nThere 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.\n(b)\nInformation and listing services available without charge\nInformation 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)\n1\n1 See References in Text note below.\n(c)\nAuthorization of appropriations\nThere are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the Clearinghouse created by subsection (a).","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s3505d.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s3505d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3505d."},{"t":"heading","text":"National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s3505d/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment; function"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s3505d/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Information and listing services available without charge"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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)\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSee References in Text note below."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSee References in Text note below.","tail":" of this title to have a shortage of and need for health professionals."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s3505d/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authorization of appropriations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the Clearinghouse created by subsection (a).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}