12VAC5-540-20. Purpose.
The purpose of identifying medically underserved areas within the Commonwealth is to establish geographic areas in need of additional primary health care services. Further, these medically underserved areas may become eligible for assistance to establish primary care medical centers.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-122.5 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-40-500 § 1.2, eff. July 3, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 7, eff. December 30, 2015.
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