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Shortage Designation Option
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National Health
Service Corps
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Federally Qualified Health Center Program
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CMS* Medicare Incentive
Payment
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CMS * Rural Health
Clinic Program
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J-1 Visa Program
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Primary Care HPSA
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Dental Care HPSA
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X
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Mental Health HPSA
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X
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X
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X
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Geographic HPSA
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Population HPSA
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X
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X
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X
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Facility HPSA
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X
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X
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Exceptional MUP
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X**
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X
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Medically Underserved Area
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X**
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X
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X
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Medically Underserved Population
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X**
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X
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State Governor’s Certified Shortage Area
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X
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*Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
**A FQHC must be located in or adjacent to a medically underserved area or population. In some cases, this designation must be done through the governor's office when the underserved area or population does not meet the criteria for a federal designation but the unmet need is still significant.