[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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).