### Question
How is the "health facility" defined?


### Answer
The term **health facility** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 1161d* as follows -

> an Indian health service center, a Native Hawaiian health center, a hospital, a federally qualified health center, a rural health clinic, a nursing home, a home health agency, a hospice program, a public health clinic, a State or local department of public health, a skilled nursing facility, or an ambulatory surgical center

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1161d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER IX-ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS > Part D-Capacity for Nursing Students and Faculty**

