Service Site Approvals Extended, No Re-Application Needed for HPSA Score Change through FY 2010 (09/09/2009).
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you are or want to become an approved NHSC Service Site.
To become an approved National Health Service Corps site and recruit clinicians who received the NHSC scholarship or are eligible for NHSC loan repayment, you must be a community-based primary medical, dental and/or mental health care practice or facility that meets NHSC eligibility requirements and submits a Recruitment and Retention Assistance Application.
Eligibility requirements are detailed in the application and include:
- Located in a Health Professional Shortage Area
- Provides services on a discount fee schedule
- Accepts patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program
- Can document sound fiscal management
- Has capacity to maintain a competitive salary, benefits, and malpractice coverage package for clinicians
Before you begin your application, be sure you contact your State Primary Care Office. They can make sure you are eligible, help you prepare and submit your application, and connect you with other resources in your State.
After You Submit Your Application
- You will be notified by postal mail whether or not your application is approved. Please allow 6-8 weeks for review of your application.
If you are approved, you will be eligible to list NHSC-eligible clinical job vacancies on NHSC Job Opportunities and hire clinicians applying for NHSC loan repayment and, if your HPSA (Health Professional Shortage Area) score is high enough, who have received the NHSC Scholarship.
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