Types of Sites

NHSC-approved sites are outpatient facilities providing primary care medical, dental, and/or mental and behavioral health services. These facilities may be a:

• Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
• FQHC Look-Alike
• Rural Health Clinic
• Hospital-affiliated Primary Care Out Patient Clinic
• Indian Health Service, Tribal Clinic, and Urban Indian Health Clinic (ITU)
• Private Practice (solo/group)
• State or Federal Correctional Facility
• Other Health Facilities:
  • Community Mental Health Facility
  • Community Outpatient Facility
  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Free Clinic
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Health Service Corps
  • Mobile Unit
  • School-based Health Program
  • State and County Department of Health Clinic

The following facilities are not eligible to be an NHSC-approved site:

• County/local prisons
• Inpatient hospitals (including Veteran’s Administration Hospitals)
• Other inpatient facilities.