§254i Annual Report to Congress; Contents

Summary

The Secretary must send Congress a yearly report about the previous calendar year. The report must list which health professional shortage areas were designated, how many there were, their priority, and how many the Secretary expects next year; the number of applications under section 254f and what was done with each; how many and what types of Corps members were assigned this year and are expected next year and whether more are needed; recruitment efforts and how many qualified people applied; patients seen and patient visits in each area with a Corps member; how many Corps members chose to keep providing services after leaving the Corps and how many did not (with reported reasons); results of evaluations under section 254f(a)(1)(D); and the amounts charged for services by Corps members, amounts collected under section 254g, and amounts paid to the Secretary under those agreements.