2014 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits (Sections 101 - 8528)
Part V - Boards, Administrations, and Services (Sections 7101 - 7907)
Chapter 76 - Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program (Sections 7601 - 7684)
Subchapter II - Scholarship Program (Sections 7611 - 7619)
Sec. 7618 - Additional program requirements
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART V - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES CHAPTER 76 - HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUBCHAPTER II - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Sec. 7618 - Additional program requirements |
Contains | section 7618 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 111-163, title VI, §603(c)(2), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1173. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 124 Stat. 1173 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 111-163 |
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(a) Program Modification.—Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, the Secretary shall carry out this subchapter after the date of the enactment of this section by modifying the Scholarship Program in such a manner that the program and hiring processes are designed to fully employ Scholarship Program graduates as soon as possible, if not immediately, upon graduation and completion of necessary certifications, and to actively assist and monitor graduates to ensure certifications are obtained in a minimal amount of time following graduation.
(b) Clinical Tours.—The Secretary shall require participants in the Scholarship Program to perform clinical tours in assignments or locations determined by the Secretary while the participants are enrolled in the course of education or training for which the scholarship is provided.
(c) Mentors.—The Secretary shall ensure that at the commencement of the period of obligated service of a participant in the Scholarship Program, the participant is assigned to a mentor who is employed in the same facility where the participant performs such service.
(Added Pub. L. 111–163, title VI, §603(c)(2), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1173.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 111–163, which was approved May 5, 2010.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 7618 was renumbered section 7619 of this title.
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