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42 CFR § 23.3 - What entities are eligible to apply for assignment?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s23.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 23.3 - What entities are eligible to apply for assignment?"
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "23.3"
section_name: "What entities are eligible to apply for assignment?"
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "23"
part_name: "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 333, 338E(c), and 338C(e)(1), Public Health Service Act. 90 Stat. 2272, as amended, 95 Stat. 905, 97 Stat. 1345 (42 U.S.C. 254f ), 95 Stat. 912 (42 U.S.C. 254p(c)), 95 Stat. 910 (42 U.S.C. 254n(e)(1))."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 12790, Feb. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "23"
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# 23.3 What entities are eligible to apply for assignment?

Any public or nonprofit private entity which is located in a health manpower shortage area, or has a demonstrated interest in the shortage area, may apply for the assignment of National Health Service Corps personnel.