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Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

§300hh–17. Emergency response coordination of primary care providers

The Secretary, acting through Administrator 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”. of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, shall

(1)  provide guidance and technical assistance to health centers funded under section 254b of this title and to State and local health departments and emergency managers to integrate health centers into State and local emergency response plans and to better meet the primary care needs of populations served by health centers during public health emergencies; and

(2)  encourage employees at health centers funded under section 254b of this title to participate in emergency medical response programs including the National Disaster Medical System authorized in section 300hh–11 of this title, the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps authorized in section 300hh–15 of this title, and the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Health Professions Volunteers authorized in section 247d–7b of this title.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XXVIII, § 2815, as added Pub. L. 110–355, § 6(a) , Oct. 8, 2008 , 122 Stat. 3994 .)