[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR5.3]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 5--DESIGNATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL(S) SHORTAGE AREAS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 5.3  Procedures for designation of health professional(s) shortage areas.

    (a) Using data available to the Department from national, State, and 
local sources and based upon the criteria in the appendices to this 
part, the Department will annually prepare listings (by State and health 
service area) of currently designated health professional(s) shortage 
areas and potentially designatable areas, together with appropriate 
related data available to the Department. Relevant portions of this 
material will then be forwarded to each health systems agency, State 
health planning and development agency, and Governor, who will be asked 
to review the listings for their State, correct any errors of which they 
are aware, and offer their recommendations, if any, within 90 days, as 
to which geographic areas, population groups, and facilities in areas 
under their jurisdiction should be designated. An information copy of 
these listings will also be made available, upon request, to interested 
parties for their use in providing comments or recommendations to the 
Secretary and/or to the appropriate HSA, SHPDA, or Governor.
    (b) In addition, any agency or individual may request the Secretary 
to designate (or withdraw the designation of) a particular geographic 
area, population group, or facility as a health professional(s) shortage 
area. Each request will be forwarded by the Secretary to the appropriate 
HSA, SHPDA, and Governor, who will be asked to review it and offer their 
recommendations, if any, within 30 days. An information copy will also 
be made available to other interested parties, upon request, for their 
use in providing comments or recommendations to the Secretary and/or to 
the appropriate HSA, SHPDA, or Governor.
    (c) In each case where the designation of a public facility 
(including a Federal medical facility) is under consideration, the 
Secretary will give written notice of the proposed designation to the 
chief administrative officer of the facility, who will be asked to 
review it and offer their recommendations, if any, within 30 days.
    (d) After review of the available information and consideration of 
the comments and recommendations submitted, the Secretary will designate 
health professional(s) shortage areas and withdraw the designation of 
any areas which have been determined no longer to have a shortage of 
health professional(s).