National Health Service Corps has made two temporary policy changes that make it easier for approved service sites to take advantage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding intended to support 3,300 new clinicians in approved sites by 2010.
- Sites approved between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2007 are now approved through September 30, 2010, provided they continue to meet NHSC site requirements, although their original Recruitment & Retention (R&R) application was originally scheduled to expire between October 1, 2008 and September 29, 2010. Site requirements are listed on pages 9 and 10 in the R&R application.
R&R applications with an expiration date on or after September 30, 2010, are not affected by this policy.
- In addition, sites no longer need to re-apply if their HPSA score changes, provided they continue to be located within a designated HPSA. Sites located within HPSAs that are proposed for withdrawal are not eligible for NHSC placements.
Examples of site approval and expiration dates affected by this policy:
R&R Application Approved |
New Expiration Date |
|---|---|
October 5, 2005 |
September 30, 2010 |
July 1, 2006 |
September 30, 2010 |
February 10, 2007 |
September 30, 2010 |
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