Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-6 - Physician Loan Repayment Program
Section 3701-6-04 - Health resource shortage areas
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3701-6-04
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Health resource shortage areas shall include the following:
(1)
A geographical
area, facility, or population group in this state that is designated by the
United States secretary of health and human services as a health professional
shortage area for primary care or mental health under 42 CFR in accordance with
Appendix A or Appendix C to 42 CFR Part 5, dated October 1,
2007.
(2)
A geographical area, facility or population group in
this state which:
(a)
Has previously been designated as a health professional
shortage area as described in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule;
and
(b)
Has a population to primary care physician ratio
exceeding two thousand to one or a population to psychiatrist ratio exceeding
twenty thousand to one.
(3)
A free clinic, as
defined in section 3701.071 of the Revised Code,
regardless of whether a clinic is located in a geographic area that is
designated as a health resource shortage area.
(4)
Other areas or
population groups which the director has determined to have unmet needs for
primary care physicians.
(B) In determining priorities among health resource shortage areas, the director shall consider:
(1)
Population groups that experience special health problems;
and
(2)
Physician practice patterns that limit access to
primary care.
Replaces: 3701-6-04
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