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185.010 Workforce Shortage Areas Defining Boundaries

185.010

Workforce Shortage Areas Defining Boundaries: States rather than the federal government should define the boundaries of medically underserved and physician workforce shortage areas, and these designations should be based on medical service areas as determined by state and local medical societies (Council on Medical Education, p 89, A-94; reaffirmed CME Rep. 4-A-04; reaffirmed CM-PDHCA Rep. 2-A-14).

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October 07, 2016

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