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Last Updated: 09/29/11 02:44:31 PM

Health Professional Shortage Area

What is a Health Professional Designated Shortage Area ?

The Health Resources and Services Administration Shortage Designation Branch develops shortage designation criteria and uses them to decide whether or not a geographic area, population group or facility is a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) or a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or Population (MUP). To find a designated shortage area in Nevada, go to the Health Resources and Services Administration Shortage Designation website.

Benefits associated with shortage designation are listed in the table below.

Shortage Designation Option	National Health Service Corp	Federally Qualified Health Center Program	CMS Medicare Incentive Payment	CMS Rural Health Clinic Program	J1-Visa Waiver
Primary Care HPSA	X		X	X	X
Dental Care HPSA	X
Mental Care HPSA	X		X		X
Geographic HPSA	X		X	X	X
Population HPSA	X			X	X
Facility HPSA	X				X
Exceptional MUP		X			X
Medically Underserved Area		X		X	X
Medically Underserved Population		X			X