Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015”.
National Health Service Corps Expansion Act of 2015
A BILL
To include county and municipal correctional facilities among medical facilities that qualify for designation as health professional shortage areas for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
Sec. 2 Medical facilities
Section 332(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(2)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “(including care provided by a city or county health department to inmates of a county or municipal jail)” after “county health department”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “State correctional institution” and inserting “State, county, or municipal correctional institution”.