PUBLIC LAW 100-713—NOV. 23, 1988
102 STAT. 4821
purpose of this title in any contract which the Secretary enters into with any urban Indian organization pursuant to this title. "CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE AND REFERRAL SERVICES
"SEC. 503. (a) Under authority of the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 25 USC 1653. U.S.C. 13), popularly known as the Snyder Act, the Secretary, through the Service, shall enter into contracts with urban Indian organizations for the provision of health care and referral services for urban Indians residing in the urban centers in which such organizations are situated. Any such contract shall include requirements that the urban Indian organization successfully undertake to— "(1) estimate the population of urban Indians residing in the urban center in which such organization is situated who are or could be recipients of health care or referral services; "(2) estimate the current health status of urbsm Indians residing in such urban center; "(3) estimate the current health care needs of urban Indieins residing in such urban center; "(4) identify all public and private health services resources within such urban center which are or may be available to urban Indians; "(5) determine the use of public and private health services resources by the urban Indians residing in such urban center; "(6) assist such health services resources in providing services to urban Indians; "(7) assist urban Indians in becoming familiar with and utilizing such health services resources; "(8) provide basic health education, including health promotion and disease prevention education, to urban Indians; "(9) establish and implement training programs to accomplish the referral and education tasks set forth in paragraphs (6) through (8) of this subsection; "(10) identify gaps between unmet health needs of urban Indians and the resources available to meet such needs; "(11) make recommendations to the Secretary and Federal, State, local, and other resource agencies on methods of improving health service programs to meet the needs of urban Indisms; and "(12) where necessary, provide, or enter into contracts for the provision of, health care services for urban Indians. "(b) The Secretary, through the Service, shall by regulation pre- Regulations. scribe the criteria for selecting urban Indian organizations to enter into contracts under this section. Such criteria shall, among other factors, include— "(1) the extent of unmet health care needs of urban Indians in the urban center involved; "(2) the size of the urban Indian population in the urban center involved; "(3) the accessibility to, and utilization of, health care services (other than services provided under this title) by urban Indians in the urban center involved; "(4) the extent, if any, to which the activities set forth in subsection (a) woiild duplicate—
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