Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1015 - Prevention Services Division (1009, 1015, 1016 Series)
6 CCR 1015-6 - STATE-DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA DESIGNATION
Section 6 CCR 1015-6-1.1 - Purpose
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
This rule establishes quantitative methods for determining which areas of Colorado have a shortage of health care providers and thus, should receive a state designation as a health professional shortage area.
The methodology for behavioral health care services designation is based upon:
1) The estimated demand for behavioral health care services encounters within a population defined by a discrete geographic area;
2) The estimated supply of behavioral health care services encounters for the population within a discrete geographic area;
3) The determination of whether supply meets demand within a discrete geographic area; and
4) The designation of geographic areas as behavioral health care services health professional shortage areas where the resultant supply falls short of estimated demand for minimally adequate substance use disorder treatment.
The methodology for primary care designation is based upon:
1) The estimated demand for primary care service encounters within a population defined by a discrete geographic area;
2) The estimated supply of primary care service encounters for the population within a discrete geographic area;
3) The determination of whether supply meets demand within a discrete geographic area; and
4) The designation of geographic areas as primary care health professional shortage areas where the resultant supply falls short of estimated demand for primary care services.
