80 FR 26569 - Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of Corps Personnel Obligated Under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-11049 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 26569-26571] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11049] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of Corps Personnel Obligated Under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: General notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that the listing of entities and associated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores, which will receive priority for the assignment of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarship recipients available for service during the period October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, is posted on the NHSC Jobs Center Web site at http://nhscjobs.hrsa.gov. The NHSC Jobs Center includes sites that are approved for service by NHSC scholars; however, entities on this list may or may not have current job vacancies. Eligible HPSAs and Entities To be eligible to receive assignment of Corps members, entities must: (1) Have a current HPSA status of ``designated'' by the Division of Policy and Shortage Designation, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA as of January 1, 2015, for placements October 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, or as of January 1, 2016, for placements January 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016; (2) not deny requested health care services or discriminate in the provision of services to an individual because the individual is unable to pay for the services or because payment for the services would be made under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (3) enter into an agreement with the state agency that administers Medicaid and CHIP, accept assignment under Medicare, see all patients regardless of their ability to pay and post such policy, and use and post a discounted fee plan; and (4) 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 health professionals; (e) a reasonable prospect for sound fiscal management by the entity with respect to Corps members assigned there; and (f) demonstrated a willingness to support and facilitate mentorship, professional development, and training opportunities for Corps members. Priority in approving applications for assignment of Corps members goes to sites that (1) provide primary medical care, mental health, and/or oral health services that matches the discipline to a primary medical care, mental health, or dental HPSA of greatest shortage, respectively; (2) are part of a system of care that provides a continuum of services, including comprehensive primary health care and appropriate referrals (e.g. ancillary, inpatient, and specialty referrals) or arrangements for secondary and tertiary care; (3) have a documented record of sound fiscal management; (4) will experience a negative impact on the capacity to provide primary health services if a Corps member is not assigned to the entity, and (5) are a nonprofit or public entity to which Corps members may be assigned. Sites that provide specialized care, or a limited set of services, will receive greater scrutiny and may not receive approval as NHSC service sites. This may include clinics that focus on one disease or disorder or offer limited services, such as a clinic that only provides immunizations or a substance abuse clinic. Entities at which NHSC scholars are performing their service obligations 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 NHSC scholar assigned to the entity is engaged in the requisite amount of clinical practice, as defined below, to meet his or her service obligation: Full-Time Clinical Practice ``Full-time clinical practice'' is defined as a minimum of 40 hours per week for at least 45 weeks per service year. The 40 hours per week may be compressed into no less than 4 work days per week, with no more than 12 hours of work to be performed in any 24-hour period. Time spent on-call does not count toward the full-time service obligation, except to the extent the provider is directly treating patients during that period. For all health professionals, except as noted below, at least 32 of the minimum 40 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care in the outpatient ambulatory care setting(s) at the NHSC-approved service site(s) during normally scheduled office hours. The remaining 8 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care for patients at the approved practice site(s), providing direct patient care in alternative settings as directed by the approved practice site(s), or performing practice-related administrative activities. Teaching activities at the approved service site shall not exceed 8 hours of the minimum 40 hours per week, unless the teaching takes place in a HRSA-funded Teaching Health Center (see Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 256h). Teaching activities in a HRSA-funded Teaching Health Center shall not exceed 20 hours of the minimum 40 hours per week. [[Page 26570]] For obstetrician/gynecologists, certified nurse midwives, family medicine physicians who practice obstetrics on a regular basis, providers of geriatric services, pediatric dentists, and behavioral/ mental health providers, at least 21 of the minimum 40 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care in the outpatient ambulatory care setting(s) at the NHSC-approved service site(s) during normally scheduled office hours. The remaining 19 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care for patients at the approved practice site(s), providing direct patient care in alternative settings as directed by the approved practice site(s), or performing practice- related administrative activities. Of the remaining 19 hours per week, no more than 8 hours can be spent performing practice-related administrative activities. Teaching activities at the approved service site shall not exceed 8 hours of the minimum 21 hours per week providing direct patient care, unless the teaching takes place in a HRSA-funded Teaching Health Center, as noted above. For physicians (including psychiatrists), physician assistants, nurse practitioners (including those specializing in psychiatry or mental health), and certified nurse midwives serving in a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) that is certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a CAH under section 1820 of the Social Security Act, the full-time service requirements are as follows: At least 16 of the minimum 40 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care in the CAH-affiliated outpatient ambulatory care setting(s) specified in the NHSC's Customer Service Portal, during normally scheduled office hours. The remaining 24 hours of the minimum 40 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care for patients at the CAH(s) or the CAH-affiliated outpatient ambulatory care setting specified in the Customer Service Portal, providing direct patient care in the CAH's skilled nursing facility or swing bed unit, or performing practice-related administrative activities. Of the remaining 24 hours per week, no more than 8 hours can be spent on practice-related administrative activities and teaching activities at the approved service site(s) shall not exceed 8 of the minimum 16 hours per week providing direct patient care, unless the teaching takes place in a HRSA-funded Teaching Health Center (see Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 256h). Teaching activities in a HRSA-funded Teaching Health Center shall not exceed 20 hours of the minimum 40 hours per week. Half-Time Clinical Practice ``Half-time clinical practice'' is defined as a minimum of 20 hours per week (not to exceed 39 hours per week), for at least 45 weeks per service year. The 20 hours per week may be compressed into no less than 2 work days per week, with no more than 12 hours of work to be performed in any 24-hour period. Time spent on-call does not count toward the half-time service obligation, except to the extent the provider is directly treating patients during that period. For all health professionals, except as noted below, at least 16 of the minimum 20 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care in the outpatient ambulatory care setting(s) at the NHSC-approved service site(s), during normally scheduled office hours. The remaining 4 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care for patients at the approved practice site(s), providing direct patient care in alternative settings as directed by the approved practice site(s), or performing practice-related administrative activities. Teaching and practice-related administrative activities shall not exceed a total of 4 hours of the minimum 20 hours per week. For obstetrician/gynecologists, certified nurse midwives, family medicine physicians who practice obstetrics on a regular basis, providers of geriatric services, pediatric dentists, and behavioral/ mental health providers, at least 11 of the minimum 20 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care in the outpatient ambulatory care setting(s) at the NHSC-approved service site(s) during normally scheduled office hours. The remaining 9 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care for patients at the approved practice site(s), providing direct patient care in alternative settings as directed by the approved practice site(s), or performing practice- related administrative activities. Teaching and practice-related administrative activities shall not exceed 4 hours of the minimum 20 hours per week. For physicians (including psychiatrists), physician assistants, nurse practitioners (including those specializing in psychiatry or mental health), and certified nurse midwives serving in a CAH, the half-time service requirements are as follows: At least 8 of the minimum 20 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care in the CAH-affiliated outpatient ambulatory care setting(s) specified in the Customer Service Portal, during normally scheduled office hours. The remaining 12 hours of the minimum 20 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care for patients at the CAH(s) or the CAH- affiliated outpatient ambulatory care setting specified in the Practice Agreement, providing direct patient care in the CAH's skilled nursing facility or swing bed unit, or performing practice-related administrative activities. Teaching and practice-related administrative activities shall not exceed 4 hours of the minimum 20 hours per week. Half-time clinical practice is not an option for scholars serving their obligation through the Private Practice Option. In addition to utilizing NHSC scholars in accordance with their full-time or half-time service obligation (as defined above), NHSC service sites are expected to: (1) Report to the NHSC all absences through clinician in-service verifications every 6 months, including those in excess of the authorized number of days (up to 35 full-time days per service year in the case of full-time service and up to 35 half-time days per service year in the case of half-time service); (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 scholars (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 in the case of entities receiving HRSA grant support under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. The UDS report, as applicable, requires the site to assess the age, sex, race/ethnicity of, and provider encounter records for its user population and are aggregated at the organization level. Providers fulfilling NHSC commitments are approved to serve at a specific site or, in some cases, more than one site. Evaluation and Selection Process For a site to be eligible for placement of NHSC scholars, it must be approved by the NHSC following the site's submission of a site application. Processing of site applications from solo or group practices will involve additional screening, including a site visit by NHSC representatives. The site application approval is good for a period of 3 years from the date of approval. In approving applications for the assignment of Corps members, the Secretary shall give priority to any such application that is made regarding the [[Page 26571]] provision of primary health services in a HPSA with the greatest shortage. For the program year October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, HPSAs of greatest shortage for determination of priority for assignment of NHSC scholarship-obligated Corps personnel will be defined as follows: (1) Primary medical care HPSAs with scores of 16 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC scholars who are primary care physicians, family nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives; (2) mental health HPSAs with scores of 16 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC scholars who are psychiatrists or mental health nurse practitioners; and (3) dental HPSAs with scores of 16 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC scholars who are dentists. The NHSC has determined that a minimum HPSA score of 16 for all service-ready NHSC scholars will enable it to meet its statutory obligation to identify a number of entities eligible for placement at least equal to, but not greater than, twice the number of NHSC scholars available to serve in the 2015- 2016 placement cycle. The number of new NHSC placements through the Scholarship Program allowed at any one site is limited to one of the following provider types: Physician (MD/DO), nurse practitioner, physician assistant, certified nurse midwife, or dentist. The NHSC will consider requests for up to two scholar placements at any one site on a case-by-case basis. Factors that are taken into consideration include community need, as measured by demand for services, patient outcomes, and other similar factors. Sites wishing to request an additional scholar must complete an Additional Scholar Request form available at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/additionalrequestform.pdf. NHSC-approved sites that do not meet the authorized threshold HPSA score of 16 may post job openings on the NHSC Jobs Center; however, scholars seeking placement between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016, will be advised that they can only compete for open positions at sites that meet the threshold placement HPSA score of 16. While not eligible for scholar placements in 2015-2016, vacancies in HPSAs scoring less than 16 will be used by the NHSC in evaluating the HPSA threshold score for the next scholarship placement cycle. Application Requests, Dates, and Address The list of HPSAs and entities that are eligible to receive priority for the placement of NHSC scholars may be updated periodically. New entities may be added to the NHSC Jobs Center during a site application competition. Likewise, entities that no longer meet eligibility criteria, including those sites whose 3-year approval as an NHSC service site has lapsed or whose HPSA designation has been withdrawn or proposed for withdrawal, will be removed from the priority listing. Additional Information Entities wishing to provide additional data and information in support of their inclusion on the proposed list of entities that would receive priority in assignment of NHSC Scholars, or in support of a higher priority determination, must do so in writing no later than June 8, 2015. This information should be submitted to: Beth Dillon, Director, Division of Regional Operations, Bureau of Health Workforce, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80294. This information will be considered in preparing the final list of entities that are receiving priority for the assignment of scholarship-obligated Corps personnel. 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: April 30, 2015. James Macrae, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2015-11049 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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Agenda: The agenda items for the June announces that the listing of entities secondary and tertiary care; (3) have a
2015 meeting will include, but are not and associated Health Professional documented record of sound fiscal
limited to: Updates from ACCV Adult Shortage Area (HPSA) scores, which management; (4) will experience a
Immunization Workgroup, the Division of
will receive priority for the assignment negative impact on the capacity to
Injury Compensation Programs (DICP),
Department of Justice (DOJ), National of National Health Service Corps provide primary health services if a
Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), (NHSC) scholarship recipients available Corps member is not assigned to the
Immunization Safety Office (Centers for for service during the period October 1, entity, and (5) are a nonprofit or public
Disease Control and Prevention), National 2015, through September 30, 2016, is entity to which Corps members may be
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases posted on the NHSC Jobs Center Web assigned. Sites that provide specialized
(National Institutes of Health), and Center for site at http://nhscjobs.hrsa.gov. The care, or a limited set of services, will
Biologics, Evaluation and Research (Food NHSC Jobs Center includes sites that are receive greater scrutiny and may not
and Drug Administration). A draft agenda approved for service by NHSC scholars; receive approval as NHSC service sites.
and additional meeting materials will be
however, entities on this list may or This may include clinics that focus on
posted on the ACCV Web site (http://
www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/ may not have current job vacancies. one disease or disorder or offer limited
accv.htm) prior to the meeting. Agenda items Eligible HPSAs and Entities services, such as a clinic that only
are subject to change as priorities dictate. provides immunizations or a substance
Public Comment: Persons interested in To be eligible to receive assignment of abuse clinic.
providing an oral presentation should submit Corps members, entities must: (1) Have Entities at which NHSC scholars are
a written request, along with a copy of their a current HPSA status of ‘‘designated’’ performing their service obligations
presentation to: Annie Herzog, Division of by the Division of Policy and Shortage must assure that (1) the position will
Injury Compensation Programs (DICP), Designation, Bureau of Health
Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), Health permit the full scope of practice and
Workforce, HRSA as of January 1, 2015,
Resources and Services Administration that the clinician meets the
for placements October 1, 2015, through
(HRSA), Room 11C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, credentialing requirements of the state
December 31, 2015, or as of January 1,
Rockville, Maryland 20857 or email: and site; and (2) the NHSC scholar
aherzog@hrsa.gov. Requests should contain 2016, for placements January 1, 2016,
assigned to the entity is engaged in the
the name, address, telephone number, email through September 30, 2016; (2) not
requisite amount of clinical practice, as
address, and any business or professional deny requested health care services or
defined below, to meet his or her service
affiliation of the person desiring to make an discriminate in the provision of services
obligation:
oral presentation. Groups having similar to an individual because the individual
interests are requested to combine their is unable to pay for the services or Full-Time Clinical Practice
comments and present them through a single because payment for the services would
representative. The allocation of time may be ‘‘Full-time clinical practice’’ is
be made under Medicare, Medicaid, or
adjusted to accommodate the level of defined as a minimum of 40 hours per
the Children’s Health Insurance
expressed interest. DICP will notify each
Program (CHIP); (3) enter into an week for at least 45 weeks per service
presenter by email, mail, or telephone of year. The 40 hours per week may be
their assigned presentation time. Persons agreement with the state agency that
administers Medicaid and CHIP, accept compressed into no less than 4 work
who do not file an advance request for a days per week, with no more than 12
presentation, but desire to make an oral assignment under Medicare, see all
patients regardless of their ability to pay hours of work to be performed in any
statement, may announce it at the time of the
public comment period. Public participation and post such policy, and use and post 24-hour period. Time spent on-call does
and ability to comment will be limited to a discounted fee plan; and (4) be not count toward the full-time service
space and time as it permits. determined by the Secretary to have (a) obligation, except to the extent the
For Further Information Contact: Anyone a need and demand for health provider is directly treating patients
requiring information regarding the ACCV manpower in the area; (b) appropriately during that period.
should contact Annie Herzog, DICP, HSB, For all health professionals, except as
and efficiently used Corps members
HRSA, Room 11C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, noted below, at least 32 of the minimum
Rockville, Maryland 20857; telephone (301) assigned to the entity in the past; (c)
general community support for the 40 hours per week must be spent
443–6593, or email: aherzog@hrsa.gov.
assignment of Corps members; (d) made providing direct patient care in the
Jackie Painter, unsuccessful efforts to recruit health outpatient ambulatory care setting(s) at
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. professionals; (e) a reasonable prospect the NHSC-approved service site(s)
[FR Doc. 2015–11097 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] for sound fiscal management by the during normally scheduled office hours.
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P entity with respect to Corps members The remaining 8 hours per week must
assigned there; and (f) demonstrated a be spent providing direct patient care
willingness to support and facilitate for patients at the approved practice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND mentorship, professional development, site(s), providing direct patient care in
HUMAN SERVICES and training opportunities for Corps alternative settings as directed by the
members. approved practice site(s), or performing
Health Resources and Services Priority in approving applications for practice-related administrative
Administration assignment of Corps members goes to activities.
sites that (1) provide primary medical Teaching activities at the approved
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of care, mental health, and/or oral health service site shall not exceed 8 hours of
Corps Personnel Obligated Under the services that matches the discipline to a the minimum 40 hours per week, unless
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National Health Service Corps primary medical care, mental health, or the teaching takes place in a HRSA-
Scholarship Program dental HPSA of greatest shortage, funded Teaching Health Center (see
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services respectively; (2) are part of a system of Section 340H of the Public Health
Administration, HHS. care that provides a continuum of Service Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 256h).
ACTION: General notice. services, including comprehensive Teaching activities in a HRSA-funded
primary health care and appropriate Teaching Health Center shall not exceed
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and referrals (e.g. ancillary, inpatient, and 20 hours of the minimum 40 hours per
Services Administration (HRSA) specialty referrals) or arrangements for week.
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provision of primary health services in be added to the NHSC Jobs Center ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
a HPSA with the greatest shortage. For during a site application competition. Information.CollectionClearance@
the program year October 1, 2015, Likewise, entities that no longer meet hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–6162.
through September 30, 2016, HPSAs of eligibility criteria, including those sites
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
greatest shortage for determination of whose 3-year approval as an NHSC
Information Collection Clearance staff,
priority for assignment of NHSC service site has lapsed or whose HPSA
Information.CollectionClearance@
scholarship-obligated Corps personnel designation has been withdrawn or
hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162.
will be defined as follows: (1) Primary proposed for withdrawal, will be
medical care HPSAs with scores of 16 removed from the priority listing. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
and above are authorized for the submitting comments or requesting
assignment of NHSC scholars who are Additional Information information, please include the
primary care physicians, family nurse Entities wishing to provide additional document identifier HHS–OS–0990–
practitioners, physician assistants, or data and information in support of their New–60D for reference. Information
certified nurse midwives; (2) mental inclusion on the proposed list of entities Collection Request Title: State and
health HPSAs with scores of 16 and that would receive priority in Territorial Health Disparities Survey
above are authorized for the assignment assignment of NHSC Scholars, or in Abstract: The Office of Minority Health
of NHSC scholars who are psychiatrists support of a higher priority (OMH), Office of the Secretary (OS) is
or mental health nurse practitioners; determination, must do so in writing no requesting approval from the Office of
and (3) dental HPSAs with scores of 16 later than June 8, 2015. This information Management and Budget (OMB) for a
and above are authorized for the should be submitted to: Beth Dillon, new data collection activity for the State
assignment of NHSC scholars who are Director, Division of Regional and Territorial Health Disparities
dentists. The NHSC has determined that Operations, Bureau of Health Survey (STHD Survey).
a minimum HPSA score of 16 for all Workforce, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, OMH has a long history of
service-ready NHSC scholars will enable CO 80294. This information will be collaborating with states to improve
it to meet its statutory obligation to considered in preparing the final list of minority health outcomes and reduce
identify a number of entities eligible for entities that are receiving priority for the health and health care disparities. A
placement at least equal to, but not assignment of scholarship-obligated strong partnership with state and
greater than, twice the number of NHSC Corps personnel. territorial offices is a key to continue
scholars available to serve in the 2015– The program is not subject to the progress toward eliminating health
2016 placement cycle. provisions of Executive Order 12372,
The number of new NHSC placements disparities. To best facilitate continued
Intergovernmental Review of Federal partnerships, OMH needs information
through the Scholarship Program Programs (as implemented through 45
allowed at any one site is limited to one about the current activities, challenges,
CFR part 100). and resources within state and
of the following provider types:
Physician (MD/DO), nurse practitioner, Dated: April 30, 2015. territorial offices of minority health. The
physician assistant, certified nurse James Macrae, State and Territorial Health Disparities
midwife, or dentist. The NHSC will Acting Administrator. Survey is intended to support OMH
consider requests for up to two scholar [FR Doc. 2015–11049 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] informational needs by collecting,
placements at any one site on a case-by- BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
organizing, and presenting a variety of
case basis. Factors that are taken into information about states and U.S.
consideration include community need, territories, including the current status
as measured by demand for services, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND of minority health and health
patient outcomes, and other similar HUMAN SERVICES disparities, the organization and
factors. Sites wishing to request an operation of state and territorial offices
additional scholar must complete an Office of the Secretary of minority health, and state/territorial
Additional Scholar Request form implementation of federal standards and
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–0990–New–
available at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ evidence-based practices designed to
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downloads/additionalrequestform.pdf. address disparities and improve
NHSC-approved sites that do not meet Agency Information Collection minority health. The STHD Survey,
the authorized threshold HPSA score of Activities; Proposed Collection; Public which will focus on the activities,
16 may post job openings on the NHSC Comment Request staffing, and funding of State Minority
Jobs Center; however, scholars seeking Health Entities, is part of a larger project
placement between October 1, 2015, and AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. to catalog the extent of health disparities
September 30, 2016, will be advised that ACTION: Notice. and the activities underway to reduce
they can only compete for open them in each state and U.S. territory.
positions at sites that meet the threshold SUMMARY: In compliance with section The STHD Survey supports OMH’s
placement HPSA score of 16. While not 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork goals of working with states and
eligible for scholar placements in 2015– Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the territories to improve the health of racial
2016, vacancies in HPSAs scoring less Secretary (OS), Department of Health and ethnic minority populations and
than 16 will be used by the NHSC in and Human Services, announces plans eliminate health disparities. While
to submit a new Information Collection existing, state/territorial-specific
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evaluating the HPSA threshold score for
the next scholarship placement cycle. Request (ICR), described below, to the information sources (e.g., quantitative
Office of Management and Budget data points available from the Agency
Application Requests, Dates, and (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to for Healthcare Research and Quality’s
Address OMB, OS seeks comments from the National Healthcare Disparities Report
The list of HPSAs and entities that are public regarding the burden estimate, State Snapshots) offer important facts
eligible to receive priority for the below, or any other aspect of the ICR. about the status of health disparities,
placement of NHSC scholars may be DATES: Comments on the ICR must be they do not provide context around the
updated periodically. New entities may received on or before July 7, 2015. efforts underway to reduce them.
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