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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of
Corps Personnel
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
General notice.
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
announces that the listing of entities,
and their Health Professional Shortage
Area (HPSA) scores, that will receive
priority for the assignment of National
Health Service Corps (NHSC) personnel
(Corps Personnel, Corps members) for
the period July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008 is posted on the NHSC Web site at
https://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/resources/
fedreg-hpol/. This list specifies which
entities are eligible to receive
assignment of Corps members who are
participating in the NHSC Scholarship
Program, the NHSC Loan Repayment
Program, and Corps members who have
become Corps members other than
pursuant to contractual obligations
under the Scholarship or Loan
Repayment Programs. Please note that
not all vacancies associated with sites
on this list will be for Corps members,
but could be for individuals serving an
obligation to the NHSC through the
Private Practice Option.
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Eligible HPSAs and Entities
To be eligible to receive assignment of
Corps personnel, entities must: (1) Have
a current HPSA designation by the
Shortage Designation Branch in the
Office of Workforce Evaluation and
Quality Assurance, Bureau of Health
Professions, Health Resources and
Services Administration; (2) enter into
an agreement with the State agency that
administers Medicaid, accept payment
under Medicare and the State Children’s
Health Insurance Program, see all
patients regardless of their ability to
pay, and use and post a discounted fee
plan; and (3) be determined by the
Secretary to have (a) a need and demand
for health manpower in the area; (b)
appropriately and efficiently used Corps
members assigned to the entity in the
past; (c) general community support for
the assignment of Corps members; (d)
made unsuccessful efforts to recruit; and
(e) a reasonable prospect for sound
fiscal management by the entity with
respect to Corps members assigned
there. Priority in approving applications
for assignment of Corps members goes
to sites that (1) provide primary, mental,
and/or oral health services to a HPSA of
greatest shortage; (2) are part of a system
of care that provides a continuum of
services, including comprehensive
primary health care and appropriate
referrals or arrangements for secondary
and tertiary care; (3) have a documented
record of sound fiscal management; and
(4) will experience a negative impact on
its capacity to provide primary health
services if a Corps member is not
assigned to the entity.
Entities that receive assignment of
Corps personnel must assure that (1) the
position will permit the full scope of
practice and that the clinician meets the
credentialing requirements of the State
and site; and (2) the Corps member
assigned to the entity is engaged in fulltime clinical practice at the approved
service location for a minimum of 40
hours per week with at least 32 hours
per week in the ambulatory care setting.
Obstetricians/gynecologists, certified
nurse midwives (CNMs), and family
practitioners who practice obstetrics on
a regular basis, are required to engage in
a minimum of 21 hours per week of
outpatient clinical practice. The
remaining hours, making up the
minimum 40-hour per week total,
include delivery and other clinical
hospital-based duties. For all Corps
personnel, time spent on-call does not
count toward the 40 hours per week. In
addition, sites receiving assignment of
Corps personnel are expected to (1)
report to the NHSC all absences in
excess of the authorized number of days
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(up to 35 work days or 280 hours per
contract year); (2) report to the NHSC
any change in the status of an NHSC
clinician at the site; (3) provide the time
and leave records, schedules, and any
related personnel documents for NHSC
assignees (including documentation, if
applicable, of the reason(s) for the
termination of an NHSC clinician’s
employment at the site prior to his or
her obligated service end date); and (4)
submit a Uniform Data System (UDS)
report. The UDS system allows the site
to assess the age, sex, race/ethnicity of,
and provider encounter records for, its
user population. The UDS reports are
site specific. Providers fulfilling NHSC
commitments are assigned to a specific
site or, in some cases, more than one
site. The scope of activity to be reported
in UDS includes all activity at the site(s)
to which the Corps member is assigned.
Evaluation and Selection Process
In approving applications for the
assignment of Corps members, the
Secretary shall give priority to any such
application that is made regarding the
provision of primary health services to
a HPSA with the greatest shortage. For
the program year July 1, 2007–June 30,
2008, HPSAs of greatest shortage for
determination of priority for assignment
of Corps personnel will be defined as
follows: (1) Primary care HPSAs with
scores of 14 and above are authorized
for the assignment of Corps members
who are primary care physicians, family
nurse practitioners (NPs), physician
assistants (PAs), or CNMs participating
in the Scholarship Program; (2) mental
health HPSAs with scores of 19 and
above are authorized for the assignment
of Corps members who are psychiatrists
participating in the Scholarship
Program; (3) dental HPSAs with scores
of 18 and above are authorized for the
assignment of Corps members who are
dentists participating in the Scholarship
Program; and (5) HPSAs (appropriate to
each discipline) with scores of 17 and
above are authorized for priority
assignment of Corps members who are
participating in the Loan Repayment
Program. HPSAs with scores below 17
will be eligible to receive assignment of
Corps personnel participating in the
Loan Repayment Program only after
assignments are made of those Corps
members matching to those HPSAs
receiving priority for placement of
Corps members through the Loan
Repayment Program (i.e., HPSAs scoring
17 or above). Placements made through
the Loan Repayment Program in HPSAs
with scores 16 or below will be made by
decreasing HPSA score, and only to the
extent that funding remains available.
All sites on the list are eligible sites for
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individuals wishing to serve in an
underserved area but who are not
contractually obligated under the
Scholarship or Loan Repayment
Program. A listing of HPSAs and their
scores is posted at https://
hpsafind.hrsa.gov/.
Sites qualifying for automatic primary
care and dental HPSA designations have
been scored and may be authorized to
receive assignment of Corps members if
they meet the criteria outlined above
and their HPSA scores are above the
stated cutoffs. If there are any sites on
the list with an unscored HPSA
designation they are authorized for the
assignment of Corps personnel
participating in the Loan Repayment
Program only, after assignments are
made of those Corps members matching
to scored HPSAs and only to the extent
that funding remains available. When
these HPSAs receive scores, these sites
will then be authorized to receive
assignment of Corps members if they
meet the criteria outlined above and
their newly assigned scores are above
the stated cutoffs.
The number of new NHSC placements
through the Scholarship and Loan
Repayment Programs allowed at any one
site are limited to the following:
(1) Primary Health Care
(a) Loan Repayment Program—no
more than 2 allopathic (MD) or
osteopathic (DO) physicians; and no
more than a combined total of 2 NPs,
PAs, or CNMs.
(b) Scholarship Program—no more
than 2 physicians (MD or DO); and no
more than a combined total of 2 NPs,
PAs, or CNMs.
(2) Dental
(a) Loan Repayment Program—no
more than 2 dentists and 2 dental
hygienists.
(b) Scholarship Program—no more
than 1 dentist.
(3) Mental Health
(a) Loan Repayment Program—no
more than 2 psychiatrists (MD or DO);
and no more than a combined total of
2 clinical or counseling psychologists;
licensed clinical social workers,
licensed professional counselors,
marriage and family therapists, or
psychiatric nurse specialists.
(b) Scholarship Program—no more
than 1 psychiatrist.
Application Requests, Dates and
Address
longer meet eligibility criteria, including
HPSA score, will be removed from the
priority listing. Entities interested in
being added to the high priority list
must submit an NHSC Recruitment and
Retention Assistance Application to:
National Health Service Corps, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 8A–08, Rockville,
MD 20857, fax 301–594–2721. These
applications must be submitted on or
before the deadline date of March 28,
2008. Applications submitted after this
deadline date will be considered for
placement on the priority placement list
in the following program year. Any
changes to this deadline will be posted
on the NHSC Web site at https://
nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov.
Entities interested in receiving
application materials may do so by
calling the HRSA call center at 1–800–
221–9393. They may also get
information and download application
materials from: https://
nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/applications/
rraa.cfm.
Additional Information
Entities wishing to provide additional
data and information in support of their
inclusion on the proposed list of HPSAs
and entities that would receive priority
in assignment of Corps members, must
do so in writing no later than July 16,
2007. This information should be
submitted to: Susan Salter, Chief, Site
Identification and Application Branch,
Division of National Health Service
Corps, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A–08,
Rockville, MD 20857. This information
will be considered in preparing the final
list of HPSAs and entities that are
receiving priority for the assignment of
Corps personnel.
Paperwork Reduction Act: The
Recruitment & Retention Assistance
Application has been approved by the
Office of Management and Budget under
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The OMB
clearance number is 0915–0230.
The program is not subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs (as implemented through 45
CFR part 100).
Dated: June 7, 2007.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7–11423 Filed 6–13–07; 8:45 am]
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The list of HPSAs and entities that are
eligible to receive priority for the
placement of Corps personnel may be
updated periodically. Entities that no
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of Corps Personnel
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
announces that the listing of entities, and their Health Professional
Shortage Area (HPSA) scores, that will receive priority for the
assignment of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) personnel (Corps
Personnel, Corps members) for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008 is posted on the NHSC Web site at https://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/
resources/fedreg-hpol/. This list specifies which entities are eligible
to receive assignment of Corps members who are participating in the
NHSC Scholarship Program, the NHSC Loan Repayment Program, and Corps
members who have become Corps members other than pursuant to
contractual obligations under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment
Programs. Please note that not all vacancies associated with sites on
this list will be for Corps members, but could be for individuals
serving an obligation to the NHSC through the Private Practice Option.
Eligible HPSAs and Entities
To be eligible to receive assignment of Corps personnel, entities
must: (1) Have a current HPSA designation by the Shortage Designation
Branch in the Office of Workforce Evaluation and Quality Assurance,
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services
Administration; (2) enter into an agreement with the State agency that
administers Medicaid, accept payment under Medicare and the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, see all patients regardless of
their ability to pay, and use and post a discounted fee plan; and (3)
be determined by the Secretary to have (a) a need and demand for health
manpower in the area; (b) appropriately and efficiently used Corps
members assigned to the entity in the past; (c) general community
support for the assignment of Corps members; (d) made unsuccessful
efforts to recruit; and (e) a reasonable prospect for sound fiscal
management by the entity with respect to Corps members assigned there.
Priority in approving applications for assignment of Corps members goes
to sites that (1) provide primary, mental, and/or oral health services
to a HPSA of greatest shortage; (2) are part of a system of care that
provides a continuum of services, including comprehensive primary
health care and appropriate referrals or arrangements for secondary and
tertiary care; (3) have a documented record of sound fiscal management;
and (4) will experience a negative impact on its capacity to provide
primary health services if a Corps member is not assigned to the
entity.
Entities that receive assignment of Corps personnel must assure
that (1) the position will permit the full scope of practice and that
the clinician meets the credentialing requirements of the State and
site; and (2) the Corps member assigned to the entity is engaged in
full-time clinical practice at the approved service location for a
minimum of 40 hours per week with at least 32 hours per week in the
ambulatory care setting. Obstetricians/gynecologists, certified nurse
midwives (CNMs), and family practitioners who practice obstetrics on a
regular basis, are required to engage in a minimum of 21 hours per week
of outpatient clinical practice. The remaining hours, making up the
minimum 40-hour per week total, include delivery and other clinical
hospital-based duties. For all Corps personnel, time spent on-call does
not count toward the 40 hours per week. In addition, sites receiving
assignment of Corps personnel are expected to (1) report to the NHSC
all absences in excess of the authorized number of days
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(up to 35 work days or 280 hours per contract year); (2) report to the
NHSC any change in the status of an NHSC clinician at the site; (3)
provide the time and leave records, schedules, and any related
personnel documents for NHSC assignees (including documentation, if
applicable, of the reason(s) for the termination of an NHSC clinician's
employment at the site prior to his or her obligated service end date);
and (4) submit a Uniform Data System (UDS) report. The UDS system
allows the site to assess the age, sex, race/ethnicity of, and provider
encounter records for, its user population. The UDS reports are site
specific. Providers fulfilling NHSC commitments are assigned to a
specific site or, in some cases, more than one site. The scope of
activity to be reported in UDS includes all activity at the site(s) to
which the Corps member is assigned.
Evaluation and Selection Process
In approving applications for the assignment of Corps members, the
Secretary shall give priority to any such application that is made
regarding the provision of primary health services to a HPSA with the
greatest shortage. For the program year July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008,
HPSAs of greatest shortage for determination of priority for assignment
of Corps personnel will be defined as follows: (1) Primary care HPSAs
with scores of 14 and above are authorized for the assignment of Corps
members who are primary care physicians, family nurse practitioners
(NPs), physician assistants (PAs), or CNMs participating in the
Scholarship Program; (2) mental health HPSAs with scores of 19 and
above are authorized for the assignment of Corps members who are
psychiatrists participating in the Scholarship Program; (3) dental
HPSAs with scores of 18 and above are authorized for the assignment of
Corps members who are dentists participating in the Scholarship
Program; and (5) HPSAs (appropriate to each discipline) with scores of
17 and above are authorized for priority assignment of Corps members
who are participating in the Loan Repayment Program. HPSAs with scores
below 17 will be eligible to receive assignment of Corps personnel
participating in the Loan Repayment Program only after assignments are
made of those Corps members matching to those HPSAs receiving priority
for placement of Corps members through the Loan Repayment Program
(i.e., HPSAs scoring 17 or above). Placements made through the Loan
Repayment Program in HPSAs with scores 16 or below will be made by
decreasing HPSA score, and only to the extent that funding remains
available. All sites on the list are eligible sites for individuals
wishing to serve in an underserved area but who are not contractually
obligated under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program. A listing of
HPSAs and their scores is posted at https://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/.
Sites qualifying for automatic primary care and dental HPSA
designations have been scored and may be authorized to receive
assignment of Corps members if they meet the criteria outlined above
and their HPSA scores are above the stated cutoffs. If there are any
sites on the list with an unscored HPSA designation they are authorized
for the assignment of Corps personnel participating in the Loan
Repayment Program only, after assignments are made of those Corps
members matching to scored HPSAs and only to the extent that funding
remains available. When these HPSAs receive scores, these sites will
then be authorized to receive assignment of Corps members if they meet
the criteria outlined above and their newly assigned scores are above
the stated cutoffs.
The number of new NHSC placements through the Scholarship and Loan
Repayment Programs allowed at any one site are limited to the
following:
(1) Primary Health Care
(a) Loan Repayment Program--no more than 2 allopathic (MD) or
osteopathic (DO) physicians; and no more than a combined total of 2
NPs, PAs, or CNMs.
(b) Scholarship Program--no more than 2 physicians (MD or DO); and
no more than a combined total of 2 NPs, PAs, or CNMs.
(2) Dental
(a) Loan Repayment Program--no more than 2 dentists and 2 dental
hygienists.
(b) Scholarship Program--no more than 1 dentist.
(3) Mental Health
(a) Loan Repayment Program--no more than 2 psychiatrists (MD or
DO); and no more than a combined total of 2 clinical or counseling
psychologists; licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional
counselors, marriage and family therapists, or psychiatric nurse
specialists.
(b) Scholarship Program--no more than 1 psychiatrist.
Application Requests, Dates and Address
The list of HPSAs and entities that are eligible to receive
priority for the placement of Corps personnel may be updated
periodically. Entities that no longer meet eligibility criteria,
including HPSA score, will be removed from the priority listing.
Entities interested in being added to the high priority list must
submit an NHSC Recruitment and Retention Assistance Application to:
National Health Service Corps, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A-08,
Rockville, MD 20857, fax 301-594-2721. These applications must be
submitted on or before the deadline date of March 28, 2008.
Applications submitted after this deadline date will be considered for
placement on the priority placement list in the following program year.
Any changes to this deadline will be posted on the NHSC Web site at
https://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov.
Entities interested in receiving application materials may do so by
calling the HRSA call center at 1-800-221-9393. They may also get
information and download application materials from: https://
nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/applications/rraa.cfm.
Additional Information
Entities wishing to provide additional data and information in
support of their inclusion on the proposed list of HPSAs and entities
that would receive priority in assignment of Corps members, must do so
in writing no later than July 16, 2007. This information should be
submitted to: Susan Salter, Chief, Site Identification and Application
Branch, Division of National Health Service Corps, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 8A-08, Rockville, MD 20857. This information will be considered in
preparing the final list of HPSAs and entities that are receiving
priority for the assignment of Corps personnel.
Paperwork Reduction Act: The Recruitment & Retention Assistance
Application has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The OMB clearance number is 0915-
0230.
The program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (as implemented
through 45 CFR part 100).
Dated: June 7, 2007.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-11423 Filed 6-13-07; 8:45 am]
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