Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 24 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - ARIZONA MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA HEALTH SERVICES
Article 2 - ARIZONA MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS
Table 2.1 - Primary Care Index Scoring

CRITERIA

VALUE RANGE

POINTS

Population-to-primary care physician ratio

<= 3000:1

0

3001:1 to 3500:1

2

3501:1 to 4000:1

4

4001:1 to 5000:1

6

5001:1 to 10,000:1

8

>10,000:1 or no physician

10

Travel distance to nearest primary care physician

<= 10.0 miles

0

10.1 - 20.0 miles

2

20.1 - 30.0 miles

4

30.1 - 40.0 miles

6

40.1 - 50.0 miles

8

> 50.0 miles

10

Percentage of population with annual income less than 200% of Federal poverty level

<= 20.0%

0

20.1 - 32.0%

2

32.1 - 39.0%

4

39.1 - 51.0%

6

> 51.0%

8

Percentage of population who do not have health insurance

<= 6.2%

0

6.3 - 9.6%

2

9.7 - 12.2%

4

12.3 - 17.2%

6

> 17.2%

8

Low Birthweight Rate (percent of births)

<= 6.2%

0

6.3 - 6.9%

2

7.0 - 7.5%

4

7.6 - 8.2%

6

> 8.2%

8

Late or No Prenatal Care Rate (percent of births)

<= 4.6%

0

4.7 - 6.2%

2

6.3 - 8.2%

4

8.3 - 12.4%

6

>12.4%

8

Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)

<= 3.5

0

3.6 - 5.4

2

5.5 - 7.0

4

7.1 - 10.0

6

>10.0

8

In addition to the criteria specified in R9-24-203(B) and listed above, if a primary care area satisfies one or more of the following supplementary criteria, add one additional point to the primary care area score for each supplementary criteria satisfied. Supplementary criteria score, based on a rate greater than the state wide average for:

1. Percentage of population age 65 and older;

2. Percentage of population age 14 and younger;

3. Percentage of population with a disability;

4. Percentage of population who are communities of color; and

5. Percentage of population who speaks a language other than English.

Key to Symbols: <= represents "less than or equal to" and > represents "more than"