I. Purpose
The purpose of this Policy Information
Notice (PIN) is to describe the factors
that will be considered by the Health
Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) when evaluating requests from health
centers seeking to add specialty services
to the scope of their Federal project
supported under section 3301
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
II. Applicability
This PIN applies to all health centers
funded under the Health Center Program
authorized in section 330 of the PHS Act
(42 U.S.C. 254b), as amended, specifically:
- Community Health Center (CHC) Programs,
funded under section 330(e);
- Migrant Health Center (MHC) Programs,
funded under section 330(g);
- Health Care for the Homeless (HCH)
Programs, funded under section 330(h);
and
- Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC)
Programs, funded under section 330(i).
Organizations designated under the Federally
Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike
Program that are seeking a change to their
approved scope of project should follow
the process outlined in the PINs
for FQHC Look-Alikes.
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issued December 18, 2008 |