diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/health_check/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/health_check/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..100a624dc9c1bbd89708c58e18cf2666a73f4cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/health_check/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/health_check/_health_servicer_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/health_check/_health_servicer_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1b6338866351ddc02726a54ed34d282c4c4e9726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/health_check/_health_servicer_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""Tests of grpc_health.health.v1.health."""
+
+import unittest
+
+from grpc_health.health.v1 import health
+from grpc_health.health.v1 import health_pb2
+
+
+class HealthServicerTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def setUp(self):
+    self.servicer = health.HealthServicer()
+    self.servicer.set('', health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.SERVING)
+    self.servicer.set('grpc.test.TestServiceServing',
+                      health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.SERVING)
+    self.servicer.set('grpc.test.TestServiceUnknown',
+                      health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.UNKNOWN)
+    self.servicer.set('grpc.test.TestServiceNotServing',
+                      health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.NOT_SERVING)
+
+  def test_empty_service(self):
+    request = health_pb2.HealthCheckRequest()
+    resp = self.servicer.Check(request, None)
+    self.assertEqual(resp.status, health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.SERVING)
+
+  def test_serving_service(self):
+    request = health_pb2.HealthCheckRequest(
+        service='grpc.test.TestServiceServing')
+    resp = self.servicer.Check(request, None)
+    self.assertEqual(resp.status, health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.SERVING)
+
+  def test_unknown_serivce(self):
+    request = health_pb2.HealthCheckRequest(
+        service='grpc.test.TestServiceUnknown')
+    resp = self.servicer.Check(request, None)
+    self.assertEqual(resp.status, health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.UNKNOWN)
+
+  def test_not_serving_service(self):
+    request = health_pb2.HealthCheckRequest(
+        service='grpc.test.TestServiceNotServing')
+    resp = self.servicer.Check(request, None)
+    self.assertEqual(resp.status, health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.NOT_SERVING)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  unittest.main(verbosity=2)
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json b/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
index 84870aaa5cb7777ea29c6d6e09394641cb56c8fc..691062f25ac7725e1656a8bca39ea02099031991 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
   "_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
+  "_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest",
+  "_health_servicer_test.HealthServicerTest",
   "_implementations_test.ChannelCredentialsTest", 
   "_insecure_interop_test.InsecureInteropTest", 
   "_intermediary_low_test.CancellationTest", 
@@ -50,4 +51,4 @@
   "cygrpc_test.InsecureServerInsecureClient", 
   "cygrpc_test.SecureServerSecureClient", 
   "cygrpc_test.TypeSmokeTest"
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/.gitignore b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..85af46688660ab7c9f78193c6c9ec4694ec4c4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*.proto
+*_pb2.py
+build/
+grpcio_health_checking.egg-info/
+dist/
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/MANIFEST.in b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/MANIFEST.in
index 498b55f20abb360e7fd59a43b5058ff8ac233f90..7d26647697e1ab4a4781c8d4554b0a1b4867d9c4 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-graft grpc
-include commands.py
+include health_commands.py
+graft grpc_health
+global-exclude *.pyc
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/health.proto b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/health.proto
deleted file mode 100644
index b0bac54be9810b1c8d2b86dd0e613da4673386df..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/health.proto
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
-// All rights reserved.
-//
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-// met:
-//
-//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-// distribution.
-//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-// this software without specific prior written permission.
-//
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package grpc.health.v1;
-
-message HealthCheckRequest {
-  string service = 1;
-}
-
-message HealthCheckResponse {
-  enum ServingStatus {
-    UNKNOWN = 0;
-    SERVING = 1;
-    NOT_SERVING = 2;
-  }
-  ServingStatus status = 1;
-}
-
-service Health {
-  rpc Check(HealthCheckRequest) returns (HealthCheckResponse);
-}
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/health.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/health.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b5af15aa68a92fb0d34c1737969feac7c1ba710..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/health.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-# met:
-#
-#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-# distribution.
-#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-# this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-"""Reference implementation for health checking in gRPC Python."""
-
-import abc
-import enum
-import threading
-
-from grpc.health.v1 import health_pb2
-
-
-@enum.unique
-class HealthStatus(enum.Enum):
-  """Statuses for a service mirroring the reference health.proto's values."""
-  UNKNOWN = health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.UNKNOWN
-  SERVING = health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.SERVING
-  NOT_SERVING = health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse.NOT_SERVING
-
-
-class _HealthServicer(health_pb2.EarlyAdopterHealthServicer):
-  """Servicer handling RPCs for service statuses."""
-
-  def __init__(self):
-    self._server_status_lock = threading.Lock()
-    self._server_status = {}
-
-  def Check(self, request, context):
-    with self._server_status_lock:
-      if request.service not in self._server_status:
-        # TODO(atash): once the Python API has a way of setting the server
-        # status, bring us into conformance with the health check spec by
-        # returning the NOT_FOUND status here.
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-      else:
-        return health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse(
-            status=self._server_status[request.service].value)
-
-  def set(service, status):
-    if not isinstance(status, HealthStatus):
-      raise TypeError('expected grpc.health.v1.health.HealthStatus '
-                      'for argument `status` but got {}'.format(status))
-    with self._server_status_lock:
-      self._server_status[service] = status
-
-
-class HealthServer(health_pb2.EarlyAdopterHealthServer):
-  """Interface for the reference gRPC Python health server."""
-  __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
-
-  @abc.abstractmethod
-  def start(self):
-    raise NotImplementedError()
-
-  @abc.abstractmethod
-  def stop(self):
-    raise NotImplementedError()
-
-  @abc.abstractmethod
-  def set(self, service, status):
-    """Set the status of the given service.
-
-    Args:
-      service (str): service name of the service to set the reported status of
-      status (HealthStatus): status to set for the specified service
-    """
-    raise NotImplementedError()
-
-
-class _HealthServerImplementation(HealthServer):
-  """Implementation for the reference gRPC Python health server."""
-
-  def __init__(self, server, servicer):
-    self._server = server
-    self._servicer = servicer
-
-  def start(self):
-    self._server.start()
-
-  def stop(self):
-    self._server.stop()
-
-  def set(self, service, status):
-    self._servicer.set(service, status)
-
-
-def create_Health_server(port, private_key=None, certificate_chain=None):
-  """Get a HealthServer instance.
-
-  Args:
-    port (int): port number passed through to health_pb2 server creation
-      routine.
-    private_key (str): to-be-created server's desired private key
-    certificate_chain (str): to-be-created server's desired certificate chain
-
-  Returns:
-    An instance of HealthServer (conforming thus to
-    EarlyAdopterHealthServer and providing a method to set server status)."""
-  servicer = _HealthServicer()
-  server = health_pb2.early_adopter_create_Health_server(
-      servicer, port=port, private_key=private_key,
-      certificate_chain=certificate_chain)
-  return _HealthServerImplementation(server, servicer)
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/__init__.py
rename to src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/health/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/__init__.py
rename to src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/health/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/health/v1/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc/health/v1/__init__.py
rename to src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/health/v1/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/health/v1/health.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/health/v1/health.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8da60c70cb1d629c338d73d4cd0b0bd6fbc54494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/health/v1/health.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""Reference implementation for health checking in gRPC Python."""
+
+import threading
+
+from grpc_health.health.v1 import health_pb2
+
+
+class HealthServicer(health_pb2.BetaHealthServicer):
+  """Servicer handling RPCs for service statuses."""
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    self._server_status_lock = threading.Lock()
+    self._server_status = {}
+
+  def Check(self, request, context):
+    with self._server_status_lock:
+      if request.service not in self._server_status:
+        # TODO(atash): once the Python API has a way of setting the server
+        # status, bring us into conformance with the health check spec by
+        # returning the NOT_FOUND status here.
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+      else:
+        return health_pb2.HealthCheckResponse(
+            status=self._server_status[request.service])
+
+  def set(self, service, status):
+    """Sets the status of a service.
+
+    Args:
+        service: string, the name of the service.
+            NOTE, '' must be set.
+        status: HealthCheckResponse.status enum value indicating
+            the status of the service
+    """
+    with self._server_status_lock:
+      self._server_status[service] = status
+
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/commands.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/health_commands.py
similarity index 80%
rename from src/python/grpcio_health_checking/commands.py
rename to src/python/grpcio_health_checking/health_commands.py
index 3f4ea6e22f63b9d2b25e23d46caecea55495c25a..631066f33102aac79d4503cfa749b94153e7a4ef 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/commands.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/health_commands.py
@@ -33,11 +33,16 @@ import distutils
 import glob
 import os
 import os.path
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
 import setuptools
 from setuptools.command import build_py
+from setuptools.command import sdist
+
+ROOT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+HEALTH_PROTO = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, '../../proto/grpc/health/v1/health.proto')
 
 
 class BuildProtoModules(setuptools.Command):
@@ -76,9 +81,34 @@ class BuildProtoModules(setuptools.Command):
       raise Exception('{}\nOutput:\n{}'.format(e.message, e.output))
 
 
+class CopyProtoModules(setuptools.Command):
+  """Command to copy proto modules from grpc/src/proto."""
+
+  def initialize_options(self):
+    pass
+
+  def finalize_options(self):
+    pass
+
+  def run(self):
+    if os.path.isfile(HEALTH_PROTO):
+      shutil.copyfile(
+          HEALTH_PROTO,
+          os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'grpc_health/health/v1/health.proto'))
+
+
 class BuildPy(build_py.build_py):
   """Custom project build command."""
 
   def run(self):
+    self.run_command('copy_proto_modules')
     self.run_command('build_proto_modules')
     build_py.build_py.run(self)
+
+
+class SDist(sdist.sdist):
+  """Custom project build command."""
+
+  def run(self):
+    self.run_command('copy_proto_modules')
+    sdist.sdist.run(self)
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/setup.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/setup.py
index 35253ba31235343a1fe8c51d1d1194f4cafbe94b..d68a7ced8ed61dc392a607ec6dd2ad444793bc56 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/setup.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import setuptools
 os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 # Break import-style to ensure we can actually find our commands module.
-import commands
+import health_commands
 
 _PACKAGES = (
     setuptools.find_packages('.')
@@ -51,22 +51,21 @@ _PACKAGE_DIRECTORIES = {
 }
 
 _INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
-    'grpcio>=0.11.0b0',
+    'grpcio>=0.13.1',
 )
 
-_SETUP_REQUIRES = _INSTALL_REQUIRES
-
 _COMMAND_CLASS = {
-    'build_proto_modules': commands.BuildProtoModules,
-    'build_py': commands.BuildPy,
+    'copy_proto_modules': health_commands.CopyProtoModules,
+    'build_proto_modules': health_commands.BuildProtoModules,
+    'build_py': health_commands.BuildPy,
+    'sdist': health_commands.SDist,
 }
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='grpcio_health_checking',
-    version='0.11.0b0',
+    version='0.14.0b0',
     packages=list(_PACKAGES),
     package_dir=_PACKAGE_DIRECTORIES,
     install_requires=_INSTALL_REQUIRES,
-    setup_requires=_SETUP_REQUIRES,
     cmdclass=_COMMAND_CLASS
 )
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh b/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh
index 594c20b14c3393cf952b9fc90074c07454fb5e2e..4cc6881ef5a9d5c91500e2c0af83f12750a33677 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh
@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@ $ROOT/.tox/${TOX_PYTHON_ENV}/bin/python $ROOT/setup.py build
 $ROOT/.tox/${TOX_PYTHON_ENV}/bin/python $ROOT/setup.py build_py
 $ROOT/.tox/${TOX_PYTHON_ENV}/bin/python $ROOT/setup.py build_ext --inplace
 $ROOT/.tox/${TOX_PYTHON_ENV}/bin/python $ROOT/setup.py gather --test
+
+# Build the health checker
+$ROOT/.tox/${TOX_PYTHON_ENV}/bin/python $ROOT/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/setup.py build
+$ROOT/.tox/${TOX_PYTHON_ENV}/bin/python $ROOT/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/setup.py build_py
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index fd5564adb2f08fc42ed0a971e569f21871b0454f..65596dea7f8136dd38e28c82d0b2a3d0415c07e1 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -383,7 +383,9 @@ class PythonLanguage(object):
     with open('src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json') as tests_json_file:
       tests_json = json.load(tests_json_file)
     environment = dict(_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS)
-    environment['PYTHONPATH'] = os.path.abspath('src/python/gens')
+    environment['PYTHONPATH'] = '{}:{}'.format(
+      os.path.abspath('src/python/gens'), 
+      os.path.abspath('src/python/grpcio_health_checking'))
     if self.config.build_config != 'gcov':
       return [self.config.job_spec(
           ['tools/run_tests/run_python.sh', self._tox_env],