Authors: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Publication Year: 2008

Last Updated: 2016-01-29

Journal: Department of Health and Human Services

Keywords: Medically Underserved, MUP's, Medically Underserved Populations, HPSA's, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Health Status, Access Barriers, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services

Abstract:

This proposed rule would revise and consolidate the criteria and processes for designating medically underserved populations (MUPs) and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs), designations that are used in a wide variety of Federal government programs. These revisions are intended to improve the way underserved areas and populations are designated, by incorporating up-to-date measures of health status and access barriers, eliminating inconsistencies and duplication of effort between the two existing processes. These revisions are intended to reduce the effort and data burden on States and communities by simplifying and automating the designation process as much as possible while maximizing the use of technology. No changes are proposed at this time with respect to the criteria for designating dental and mental health HPSAs. Podiatric, vision care, pharmacy, and veterinary care HPSAs, which are no longer in use, would be abolished under the rules proposed below

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Source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-02-29/pdf/E8-3643.pdf