82 FR 28862 - Low-Income Levels Used for Various Health Professions and Nursing Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 28862-28863 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13312 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28862-28863] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13312] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Low-Income Levels Used for Various Health Professions and Nursing Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: HRSA is updating income levels used to identify a ``low-income family'' for the purpose of determining eligibility for programs that provide health professions and nursing training to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. These various programs are authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act. HHS periodically publishes in the Federal Register low-income levels to be used by institutions receiving federal grants and cooperative agreements to [[Page 28863]] determine eligibility for programs providing training for (1) disadvantaged individuals, (2) individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) individuals from low-income families. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many health professions and nursing grant and cooperative agreement awardees use these low-income levels to determine whether potential program participants are from an economically-disadvantaged background and would be eligible to participate in the program, as well as to determine the amount of funding the individual receives. Awards are generally made to accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health, podiatric medicine, nursing, and chiropractic; public or private nonprofit schools which offer graduate programs in behavioral health and mental health practice; and other public or private nonprofit health or education entities to assist the disadvantaged to enter and graduate from health professions and nursing schools. Some programs provide for the repayment of health professions or nursing education loans for disadvantaged students. A ``low-income family/household'' for programs included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act is defined as having an annual income that does not exceed 200 percent of the Department's poverty guidelines. A family is a group of two or more individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together. Most HRSA programs use the income of a student's parent(s) to compute low-income status. However, a ``household'' may potentially be only one person. Other HRSA programs, depending upon the legislative intent of the program, the programmatic purpose related to income level, as well as the age and circumstances of the participant, will apply these low-income standards to the individual student to determine eligibility, as long as he or she is not listed as a dependent on the tax form of his or her parent(s). Each program announces the rationale and choice of methodology for determining low-income levels in program guidance. Low-income levels are adjusted annually based on HHS's poverty guidelines. HHS's poverty guidelines are based on poverty thresholds published by the U.S. Census Bureau, adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The income figures below have been updated to reflect HHS's 2017 poverty guidelines as published in 82 FR 8831 (January 31, 2017). Low-Income Levels Based on the 2017 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Income level Persons in family/household * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1....................................................... $24,120 2....................................................... 32,480 3....................................................... 40,840 4....................................................... 49,200 5....................................................... 57,560 6....................................................... 65,920 7....................................................... 74,280 8....................................................... 82,640 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For families with more than 8 persons, add $8,360 for each additional person. Low-Income Levels Based on the 2017 Poverty Guidelines for Alaska ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Income level Persons in family/household * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1....................................................... $30,120 2....................................................... 40,580 3....................................................... 51,040 4....................................................... 61,500 5....................................................... 71,960 6....................................................... 82,420 7....................................................... 92,880 8....................................................... 103,340 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For families with more than 8 persons, add $10,460 for each additional person. Low-Income Levels Based on the 2017 Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Income level Persons in family/household * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1....................................................... $27,720 2....................................................... 37,340 3....................................................... 46,960 4....................................................... 56,580 5....................................................... 66,200 6....................................................... 75,820 7....................................................... 85,440 8....................................................... 95,060 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For families with more than 8 persons, add $9,620 for each additional person. * Includes only dependents listed on federal income tax forms. ** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 2016. Separate poverty guidelines figures for Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of Economic Opportunity administrative practice beginning in the 1966-1970 period since the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds do not have separate figures for Alaska and Hawaii. The poverty guidelines are not defined for Puerto Rico and other outlying jurisdictions. Puerto Rico and other outlying jurisdictions must use the low-income levels table for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. Dated: June 16, 2017. George Sigounas, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017-13312 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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Docket: For access to the docket to present data, information, or views, Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII,
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and/or go to the Dockets Management interested in making formal oral SUMMARY: HRSA is updating income
Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, presentations should notify the contact levels used to identify a ‘‘low-income
Rockville, MD 20852. person and submit a brief statement of family’’ for the purpose of determining
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the general nature of the evidence or eligibility for programs that provide
Philip Bautista, Center for Drug arguments they wish to present, the health professions and nursing training
Evaluation and Research, Food and names and addresses of proposed
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to individuals from disadvantaged
Drug Administration, 10903 New participants, and an indication of the backgrounds. These various programs
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, approximate time requested to make are authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301– their presentation on or before July 11, of the Public Health Service Act.
796–9001, Fax: 301–847–8533, email: 2017. Time allotted for each HHS periodically publishes in the
AAC@fda.hhs.gov, or FDA Advisory presentation may be limited. If the Federal Register low-income levels to
Committee Information Line, 1–800– number of registrants requesting to be used by institutions receiving federal
741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the speak is greater than can be reasonably grants and cooperative agreements to
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determine eligibility for programs LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE Dated: June 16, 2017.
providing training for (1) disadvantaged 2017 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE George Sigounas,
individuals, (2) individuals from 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE Administrator.
disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [FR Doc. 2017–13312 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
individuals from low-income families. BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many Persons in family/household * Income level **
health professions and nursing grant
and cooperative agreement awardees 1 ............................................ $24,120 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
use these low-income levels to 2 ............................................ 32,480 HUMAN SERVICES
determine whether potential program 3 ............................................ 40,840
participants are from an economically- 4 ............................................ 49,200 Health Resources and Services
disadvantaged background and would 5 ............................................ 57,560 Administration
6 ............................................ 65,920
be eligible to participate in the program, Lists of Designated Primary Medical
7 ............................................ 74,280
as well as to determine the amount of 8 ............................................ 82,640 Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health
funding the individual receives. Awards Professional Shortage Areas
are generally made to accredited schools For families with more than 8 persons, add
of medicine, osteopathic medicine, $8,360 for each additional person. AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
public health, dentistry, veterinary Administration (HRSA), Department of
medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE Health and Human Services (HHS).
health, podiatric medicine, nursing, and 2017 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR ACTION: Notice.
chiropractic; public or private nonprofit ALASKA
schools which offer graduate programs SUMMARY: This notice informs the public
in behavioral health and mental health Persons in family/household * Income level ** of the availability of the complete lists
practice; and other public or private of all geographic areas, population
nonprofit health or education entities to 1 ............................................ $30,120 groups, and facilities designated as
2 ............................................ 40,580 primary medical care, mental health,
assist the disadvantaged to enter and 3 ............................................ 51,040
graduate from health professions and and dental health professional shortage
4 ............................................ 61,500 areas (HPSAs) as of May 1, 2017. The
nursing schools. Some programs 5 ............................................ 71,960
provide for the repayment of health lists are available on HRSA’s HPSAFind
6 ............................................ 82,420 Web site.
professions or nursing education loans 7 ............................................ 92,880
for disadvantaged students. 8 ............................................ 103,340 ADDRESSES: The complete lists of
A ‘‘low-income family/household’’ for HPSAs designated as of May 1, 2017, are
For families with more than 8 persons, add available on the HPSAFind Web site at
programs included in Titles III, VII, and $10,460 for each additional person.
VIII of the Public Health Service Act is https://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/tools/
defined as having an annual income that analyzers/hpsafind.aspx. Frequently
LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE updated information on HPSAs is
does not exceed 200 percent of the 2017 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR HA-
Department’s poverty guidelines. A available at http://
family is a group of two or more
WAII datawarehouse.hrsa.gov. Information on
individuals related by birth, marriage, or shortage designations is available at
Persons in family/household * Income level ** https://bhw.hrsa.gov/shortage-
adoption who live together.
Most HRSA programs use the income designation.
1 ............................................ $27,720
of a student’s parent(s) to compute low- 2 ............................................ 37,340 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
income status. However, a ‘‘household’’ 3 ............................................ 46,960 further information on the HPSA
may potentially be only one person. 4 ............................................ 56,580 designations listed on the HPSAFind
Other HRSA programs, depending upon 5 ............................................ 66,200 Web site or to request an additional
the legislative intent of the program, the 6 ............................................ 75,820 designation, withdrawal, or
programmatic purpose related to income 7 ............................................ 85,440 reapplication for designation, please
level, as well as the age and 8 ............................................ 95,060 contact Melissa Ryan, Operations
circumstances of the participant, will For families with more than 8 persons, add Director, Division of Policy and
apply these low-income standards to the $9,620 for each additional person. Shortage Designation, Bureau of Health
individual student to determine * Includes only dependents listed on federal Workforce, HRSA, 11SWH03, 5600
income tax forms. Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
eligibility, as long as he or she is not ** Adjusted gross income for calendar year
listed as a dependent on the tax form of 2016. 20857, (301) 594–5168 or MRyan@
his or her parent(s). Each program hrsa.gov.
announces the rationale and choice of Separate poverty guidelines figures SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
methodology for determining low- for Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of
income levels in program guidance. Economic Opportunity administrative Background
Low-income levels are adjusted practice beginning in the 1966–1970 Section 332 of the Public Health
annually based on HHS’s poverty period since the U.S. Census Bureau Services (PHS) Act, 42 U.S.C. 254e,
guidelines. HHS’s poverty guidelines poverty thresholds do not have separate provides that the Secretary shall
are based on poverty thresholds figures for Alaska and Hawaii. The designate HPSAs based on criteria
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published by the U.S. Census Bureau, poverty guidelines are not defined for established by regulation. HPSAs are
adjusted annually for changes in the Puerto Rico and other outlying defined in section 332 to include (1)
Consumer Price Index. The income jurisdictions. Puerto Rico and other urban and rural geographic areas with
figures below have been updated to outlying jurisdictions must use the low- shortages of health professionals, (2)
reflect HHS’s 2017 poverty guidelines as income levels table for the 48 population groups with such shortages,
published in 82 FR 8831 (January 31, contiguous states and the District of and (3) facilities with such shortages.
2017). Columbia. Section 332 further requires that the
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