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A needs assessment is a report that shows whether a community is in need of one or more particular specialties through, but not limited to, the use of physician-to-population ratios, population demographics, and public health-driven population-based data.
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Federal Regulations – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Conrad 30 Waiver Program
Health care facility must be located in an area designated by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), a Medically Underserved Area (MUA), or a Medically Underserved Population (MUP) or served patients who reside in an HPSA, MUA, or MUP.
At minimum, each state must follow federal regulations of the facility or area a physician will be placed is in an HPSA, MUA, or MUP.
Find Shortage Areas by Address: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address
HPSA Find: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/hpsa-find
MUA/P Find: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/mua-find
Requirement by State:
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing, case by case basis
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – November
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – June
Needs Assessment Required? Yes!
Application Deadline: Contact for availability
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – April
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Rolling application period
Needs Assessment Required? Yes!
Application Deadline: First Monday in October – 10 business days thereafter
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: August
Needs Assessment Required? Yes!
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October, January (if slots still available), April (if slots still available)
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October 1st for primary care, January 1st for specialists
Ongoing application acceptance, but processing does not begin until October 1st of any year
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: September – November
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – December, will re-open if not all slots are filled
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – December, will re-open if not all slots are filled
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: September – November
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing, case by case basis
Needs Assessment Required?No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – June
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Needs Assessment Required? Yes!
Application Deadline: September – August
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing through early December
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October 1st
Primary care applications are reviewed in 45 days
All other applications are reviewed in 90 days
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – December
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – March
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: September – August
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: October – September
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: September – October
Needs Assessment Required? No
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Needs Assessment Required? No