"Center for rural health and primary care"
means the department of public health administrative entity that is responsible
for provision of technical planning assistance to rural communities and
counties, administration of a comprehensive primary care provider recruitment
and retention endeavor, coordination of services to provide research of rural
occupational health injuries and hazards, and coordination with the following:
the center for agricultural health and safety, the center for health effects of
environmental contamination, and the department of agriculture and land
stewardship.
"Community health services assessment and developmental
plan" means a comprehensive health services assessment and plan which
has been developed through a communitywide collaborative effort of public and
private entities, including citizens at large, located in rural
communities.
"Department" means the Iowa department of
public health.
"Director" means the director of the
department of public health.
"Health care workforce and community support grant
program" means a program that provides assistance in the form of a
forgivable loan, grant, or other nonfinancial assistance to communities to
support the effort of a community and that is part of the community's long-term
community health services assessment and developmental plan.
"Primary care health professional" means an
individual who is providing primary health services and is licensed to practice
in the state of Iowa.
"Primary care provider loan repayment program
" means a loan repayment for qualifying loans to eligible health
professionals who choose to establish practices in designated health
professional shortage areas of the state.
"Primary care provider recruitment and retention
endeavor" or "PPJMECARRE" means a comprehensive
primary health care initiative which promotes and assists local efforts in
developing health care provider recruitment and retention programs and which
includes a health care workforce and community support grant program and a
primary care provider loan repayment program.
"Primary health services" means health
services regarding family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics
and gynecology, dentistry, or mental health that are provided by physicians or
other health professionals.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 641-110.2
Amended by
IAB
October 10, 2018/Volume XLI, Number 8, effective
11/14/2018
Amended by
IAB
October 9, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 8, effective
11/13/2019
