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[CITE: 25USC1616k]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                     CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
 
           SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
 
Sec. 1616k. Nursing residency program


(a) Establishment

    The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program 
to enable licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and 
registered nurses who are working in an Indian health program (as 
defined in section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of this title), and have done so for a 
period of not less than one year, to pursue advanced training.

(b) Program components

    Such program shall include a combination of education and work study 
in an Indian health program (as defined in section 1616a(a)(2)(A) of 
this title) leading to an associate or bachelor's degree (in the case of 
a licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse) or a bachelor's 
degree (in the case of a registered nurse) or a Master's degree.

(c) Service obligation of program participant

    An individual who participates in a program under subsection (a) of 
this section, where the educational costs are paid by the Service, shall 
incur an obligation to serve in an Indian health program for a period of 
obligated service equal to at least three times the period of time 
during which the individual participates in such program. In the event 
that the individual fails to complete such obligated service, the United 
States shall be entitled to recover from such individual an amount 
determined in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (l) of 
section 1616a of this title in the manner provided for in such 
subsection.

(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 118, as added Pub. L. 102-573, title I, 
Sec. 104(e), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4534; amended Pub. L. 103-435, 
Sec. 16(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4573.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-435 inserted before period at end 
``or a Master's degree''.
