The Health Resources and Services Administration June 30 issued a notice on health professional shortage area designations, announcing that it will extend the transition period for jurisdictions and facilities to prepare for potential loss of designations. HRSA last year announced that all HPSAs designated as "proposed for withdrawal" at that time would retain their status until July 2023 as HRSA continued to evaluate designations. Now, those impacted by the change will remain in this status until the next HPSA notice is published on Jan. 2, 2024. HRSA said if these HPSAs do not meet the requirements for designation by the data pull scheduled for Nov. 15, 2023, they will be withdrawn in the January 2024 notice. 

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