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(Contact
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| Purpose: |
The
federal Health Professional Shortage
Area (HPSA) designation identifies
an area or population as having a
shortage of dental, mental, and primary health care providers. HPSA designations
are used to qualify for state and
federal programs aimed at increasing
primary care services to underserved
areas and populations. |
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| Requirements: |
A
HPSA designation is based on three
criteria, established by federal
regulation:
- The
area must be rational for
delivery of health services
- A
specified population-to-provider
ratio representing shortage must
be exceeded within the area as
evidenced by more than 3,500
persons per physician (or 3,000
persons per physician if the
area has "high needs")
- Health
care resources in surrounding
areas must be unavailable
because of distance,
overutilization or access
barriers.
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Programs
Using HPSA Designations Include: |
Arizona Loan Repayment Program |
| Arizona
Primary Care Area Program |
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Arizona State J-1 Visa Waiver
Program |
| National
Health Service Corps |
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Medicare Incentive Payments |
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Rural Health Clinics Act |
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As
of September, 2006, 58 areas and 13 facilities in Arizona are designated as Primary Care HPSAs,
32 Dental HPSAs, and 3 Mental HPSAs. The
most current lists are available
below. |
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Dental
Health Professional Shortage Areas Map |
| Mental
Health Professional Shortage Areas Map |
| Primary
Care Health Professional Shortage
Areas Map |
