Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§300hh–17 Emergency Response Coordination of Primary Care Providers

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XXVI — NATIONAL ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Part B — All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Response › § 300hh–17

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, through the HRSA administrator and with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, must help health centers, state and local health departments, and emergency managers include health centers in emergency plans and better provide primary care during public health emergencies. The Secretary must also encourage health center staff to join emergency response programs like the National Disaster Medical System, the Medical Reserve Corps, and the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Health Professions Volunteers.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300hh–17

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The Secretary, acting through Administrator 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.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300hh–17

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110