What is the process for requesting a HPSA designation?
In Louisiana, the Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health has a HPSA Designation Specialist who gathers information and compiles a majority of the requests submitted for our state. Anyone who correctly follows 42 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR), CHAPTER 1, PART 5 (October 1, 1993, pp. 34-48) may submit a HPSA request. These are the federal guidelines for submitting Primary Care, Dental, and Mental Health HPSAs. These regulations can be found online at http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/hpsacrit.htm if further information is needed.
