Health Resources and Services Administration 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be transferring the Florida Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F HIC) grant (H84MC00006) from the Florida Institute of Family Involvement (FIFI) to the Family Caf[eacute] in Tallahassee due to financial difficulties resulting in closure of FIFI facilities and programs. This action ensures the continued provision of health resources, financing, related services and parent-to-parent support for families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) in the state of Florida.

HRSA will be awarding non-competitive Part C funds under The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to support comprehensive primary care services for persons living with HIV/AIDS, including primary medical care, laboratory testing, oral health care, outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment, specialty and subspecialty care, referrals for health and support services and adherence monitoring/ education services to the Tutwiler Clinic to ensure continuity of critical HIV medical care and treatment services, to clients in Marks, Mississippi, and the surrounding counties.

Pursuant to Section 5602 of the ACA, HRSA plans to establish a comprehensive methodology and criteria for Designation of MUPs and Primary Care HPSAs [under Sections 330(b)(3) and 332 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, respectively], using a Negotiated Rulemaking process. To do this, HRSA announces the establishment of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professions Shortage Areas.

HRSA believes that community input is valuable to the development of policies and policy documents related to the implementation of HRSA programs, including the Health Center Program. Therefore, we are requesting comments on the FTCA Policy Manual referenced above. Comments will be reviewed and analyzed, and a summary and general response to comments will be published as soon as possible after the comment submission deadline.

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Public Law (Pub. L.) 111-148. Section 5202 of the ACA changes the Nursing Student Loan (NSL) program by: (1) Increasing the limits of loan funds to students; (2) revising the date of enrollment to be considered eligible to receive NSL funds; and (3) revising the date of loans eligible for partial loan cancellation.

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) scholarship recipients (NHSC Personnel, NHSC members) during the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, is posted on the NHSC Web site at https://nhscjobs.hrsa.gov/. This list specifies which entities are eligible to receive assignment of NHSC members who are participating in the NHSC Scholarship Program. Please note that not all vacancies associated with sites on the list described below will be for NHSC members, but could be for NHSC Scholarship Program participants serving their obligation through the Private Practice Option.

HRSA will be issuing non-competitive supplemental funding under the Maternal Child and Health Bureau's Family to Family Health Information Centers Program. This will provide feasible time for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to align fiscal resources and programmatic goals as outlined in changes that emerged as a result of enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) with the least disruption to the States, communities, and constituencies that currently receive assistance and services from these grantees.