### Question
How does the law define health resources deficiency?


### Answer
Under *25 U.S.C. § 1621*, **health resources deficiency** is defined as:

> a percentage determined by dividing—


(A) the excess, if any, of—


(i) the value of the health resources that the Indian tribe needs, over


(ii) the value of the health resources available to the Indian tribe, by


  

(B) the value of the health resources that the Indian tribe needs

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1621*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-INDIAN HEALTH CARE > SUBCHAPTER II-HEALTH SERVICES**

