Category: HRSA

There is Still Time to Become an NHSC Site!

June 21, 2024

There is Still Time to Become an NHSC Site!

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) New Site Application is currently open for eligible health care sites.

NHSC-approved sites provide outpatient, comprehensive primary health care services to people in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

As an NHSC site, you can recruit and retain qualified providers using NHSC Loan Repayment Programs and attract NHSC Scholars who are ready to fulfill their service obligation.

NHSC Leads and State/Territorial Primary Care Office (PCO) staff are available to answer questions about eligibility and the application process.

The application is open now through Tuesday, June 25 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Helpful Resources:

Click Here to review the Site Reference Guide (it details everything that is expected of NHSC-approved sites).

Apply Here

Northwest Missouri Maternal Health Partnership Meeting – July 11

June 18, 2024

Northwest Missouri Maternal Health Partnership Meeting – July 11

Join Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) IEA Region 7 for a Maternal Health meeting in St. Joseph on July 11.

Learn about HRSA maternal health programs and resources, and join the discussion about maternal health issues, including:

  • Challenges in serving mothers and families
  • Strategies and models to support maternal health
  • Current technical assistance needs
  • Opportunities for collaboration

This meeting is offered in person only; there will not be a virtual option.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 11, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Where:

East Hills Library

502 N. Woodbine Rd

St. Joseph, MO 64506

Register Here

St. Joseph Grants 101 Workshop – July 10

June 18, 2024

St. Joseph Grants 101 Workshop – July 10

HRSA IEA Region 7 will host a free Grants 101 Workshop in St. Joseph, at the East Hills Library.

Attendees will learn about the federal grant application process, where to find funding opportunities, strategies for putting together a successful application, and resources to support grant writing efforts.

This workshop is offered in person only; there will not be a virtual option.

You must register to attend this workshop.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, July 10, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Where:

East Hills Library

502 N. Woodbine Road

St. Joseph, MO 64506

 

Register Here

Webinar: Combatting the Rise of Syphilis Through State Communication Campaigns, June 20

June 13, 2024

Webinar: Combatting the Rise of Syphilis Through State Communication Campaigns, June 20

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will be conducting a webinar focused on the development of targeted, state specific communication blueprints for syphilis prevention.

Historically, communication campaigns play an important role in addressing public health issues. In partnership with CDC, this webinar will provide an overview of a year-long project to update communication campaigns to address rising syphilis rates.

Each jurisdiction will share their campaign

S target audience, draft messages and creative concepts, and planned next steps for testing and implementation.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, June 20, 2:00 – 3:00 ET

Register Here

**Please note you will need to login to the ASTHO website to complete the registration process.

New Resources for Occupational Licensure Compacts

June 12, 2024

New Resources for Occupational Licensure Compacts

The licensure process is intended to protect the general public and to ensure patient safety. Health professionals must meet the licensure requirements of the state where they are located and be licensed or legally permitted to practice in the state where the patient is located.

To practice in a state, providers must meet the requirements. Requirements include education exams and background checks. Health care providers are expected to maintain and renew their license. Maintenance may require an annual fee, continuing education and self-reporting disciplinary actions.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) supported Multi-Discipline Licensure Resource Project aims to improve licensure portability for health care professionals working between states and for people who are geographically isolated.

The site now includes compact information for professions such as:

  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Counseling
  • Dentistry
  • Dieticians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nursing
  • School Psychologists

Learn More

List of all topics for licensure

See Licensing Across State Lines

Save the Date: National Telehealth Conference

June 12, 2024

Save the Date: National Telehealth Conference

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is hosting a virtual National Telehealth Conference that brings public and private sector leaders together to discuss telehealth best practices.

Conference topics include:

  • Licensing across state lines to increase access to behavioral health care
  • Implications of health policy to inform telehealth’s future
  • Expanding access to services for underserved and low-income communities
  • Exploring health care innovations and future telehealth technologies
  • Improving health equity through expansion of broadband connectivity and adoption of telehealth

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 9:30 – 5:00

Register Here

CDC Webinar: Learn About COVID & Fatiguing Illness, June 13

June 10, 2024

CDC Webinar: Learn About COVID & Fatiguing Illness, June 13

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds this monthly webinar-style ECHO learning session to rapidly disseminate findings about Post-COVID Conditions (PCC) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).

The series offers:

  • Presentations by subject matter experts
  • Examples of emerging best practices and models of care
  • Facilitated Q&A

This program is intended primarily for providers who care for patients with PCC and ME/CFS but is open to all healthcare professionals and all Long COVID and ME/CFS patient-lived experience experts interested in learning more about the treatment of Long COVID and ME/CFS.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, June 13, 3:00 p.m. ET

Register Here

Requirements for Buprenorphine Prescribing

June 10, 2024

Requirements for Buprenorphine Prescribing

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced in January 2023 that clinicians no longer need a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder.

Clinicians are still required to register with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to prescribe controlled medications.

In June 2023 the DEA began to require that registration applicants – both new and renewing – affirm they have completed a new, one-time, eight-hour training.

Exceptions for the new training requirement are:

  • Practitioners who are board certified in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry
  • Graduates from a medical, dental, physician assistant or advanced practice nursing school in the U.S. within five years of June 27, 2023

Please note Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) still have the opportunity to apply for a $3,000 payment on behalf of each provider who trained between January 1, 2019 and December 29, 2022.

Approximately $889,000 in program funding remains available for RHCs and will be paid on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted.

Please send questions to DATA2000WaiverPayments@hrsa.gov

New Occupations Added to Guide for Licensure Portability

June 10, 2024

New Occupations Added to Guide for Licensure Portability

The Multi-discipline Licensure Resource Project is an effort supported by HRSA to improve licensure portability for health care professions working between states and for people who are geographically isolated.

Previously, the site provided guidance for four disciplines:

  • Psychology
  • Social work
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy

New disciplines have been added:

  • Counseling
  • Dentistry
  • Dietitians
  • Emergency medical services
  • Physician assistants
  • Nursing
  • Advanced practice nursing
  • School psychologists

Click Here to Professional’s Guide to Occupational Licensure Compacts

Apply to Become an NHSC Site – Question and Answer Session for NHSC New Site Program – June 5

May 31, 2024

Apply to Become an NHSC Site – Question and Answer Session for NHSC New Site Program – June 5

The application for new sites interested in becoming NHSC-approved is now open through June 25.

Use BHW’s Health Workforce Data Dashboard to find out if your facility is located in one of the more than 13,000 rural HPSAs and apply by June 25.

See Benefits of Becoming an NHSC Approved Site

Do you still have questions? Please consider joining the June 5 question and answer session in which The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Bureau of Workforce (BHW) answers questions for health care providers in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas wishing to become new sites for the National Health Service Corps.

Cost of Webinar: Free

When: Wednesday, June 5, 1:00 p.m. ET

Join Question & Answer Session Here

Apply to Become an NHSC Site