California Corps Community Day Webinar

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California Corps Community Day Webinar

• WELCOME

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• WELCOME

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Additional Resources

• HCTP Resources
• http//www.oshpd.ca.gov/HWDD/HCTP.html

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Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA)National Health Service Corps
(NHSC)Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs
for Safety Net Providers

• Delia Garcia and Peter Martineau
• Regional Analysts
• Bureau of Clinician Recruitment Service
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Region 9, San Francisco

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NHSC Scholarship Program

• Scholarships to students who commit to practicing
  primary care in HPSAs of greatest need (HPSA
  score gt16)
• Period of service is 2-4 years based on number of
  years of scholarship support
• HPSA threshold re-calculated annually,
  beginning July 1

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NHSC Scholarship Program Available Scholars

• Certified Nurse Midwives
• Dentists
• Family Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Psychiatrists
• Primary Care Physicians (FP, IM, PEDS,
• OB/GYN)

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NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP)

• Repayment of educational loans for full-time
  primary care clinicians
• Two-year service commitment with options for
  additional years
• Maximum repayment during the required initial
  two-year contract is 60,000 (tax-free)
• Site/vacancy must be approved and clinician must
  also make a separate application to the NHSC

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NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Eligible
Disciplines

• Psychiatrists
• Health Service Psychologists
• Clinical Social Workers
• Licensed Professional Counselors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Psychiatric Nurse Specialists

• Primary Care Physicians (FP, IM, gerontology,
  PED, OB/GYN)
• Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Certified Nurse Midwives
• Dentists
• Dental Hygienists

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LRP Option for Half-Time Service (20 to 39
hours each week, at least 45 weeks each year)

• 60,000 for four-year or 30,000 for two-year
  initial service commitment
• Potential for additional years of support with
  annual contract extensions
• Same eligible disciplines as full-time Loan
  Repayment Program

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NHSC Field Strength Growth
7500 FY2010
ARRA
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NHSC Site Eligibility Types of Practice Setting

• Public or private entity
• Community Health Centers
• Rural Health Clinics
• Private practices
• Indian Health Service (federal/tribal)
• Prisons State and Federal
• Community Mental Health Centers
• Title X (family planning)clinics that provide
  comprehensive primary care
• Critical Access Hospitals (lt 25 beds) new!
• Does not have to be non-profit

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NHSC Site Eligibility Site Agreements with NHSC
Clinicians

• When hiring NHSC clinicians, sites agree
• Full- or half-time clinical practice
• No reduction in salary because of NHSC
• Communicate changes in employment
• Only allow practice at approved site(s)
• Make available personnel/practice records
• Not restrict communication between clinician
  and NHSC

• Full-time defined as at least 32 hours per week
  in direct patient care. No more than 8 hours
• administration. No more than 12 hours per day.
  No more than 35 days a year off for any reason.

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NHSC Site Eligibility Health Professional
Shortage Area

• Must be located in and providing service to a
  federally designated Health Professional Shortage
  Area (HPSA)
• Must be continuously approved by NHSC as an
  eligible site

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NHSC Site Eligibility Automatic HPSAs

• All Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
  and FQHC Look-Alikes have an automatic HPSA
  designation
• Certified Rural Health Clinics are eligible for
  automatic HPSA, but must apply and meet NHSC
  Charges for Services requirements
• Native American populations and sites also have
  automatic HPSAs

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NHSC Site Eligibility Service Requirements

• Provide comprehensive primary care, mental and
  behavioral health and/or dental services
• Minimum of 50 of patients must come from HPSA
• Ambulatory (no inpatient sites)
• Ensure access to ancillary, inpatient and
  specialty referrals
• Ensure no financial barriers to care exist
• Guidelines for Critical Access Hospitals to be
  announced.

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NHSC Site Eligibility Site Agreements with NHSC
Clinicians

• When hiring NHSC clinicians, sites agree
• Full-time clinical practice
• No reduction in salary because of NHSC
• Communicate changes in employment
• Only allow practice at approved site(s)
• Make available personnel/practice records
• Not restrict communication between clinician
  and NHSC

At least 32 hours per week in direct patient
care. No more than 8 hours administration. No
more than 12 hours per day. No more than 35 days
a year off for any reason.
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The NHSC Site Administrator Portal

• Publically accessible webpage
• Anyone can register create a site administrator
  account
• Beginning September 1, allows registered users
  to
• View information for existing NHSC sites they
  administer
• Submit new NHSC Site Applications
• Recertify existing NHSC approved sites
• Update site contact information
• Post and update job openings
• View clinicians currently under obligation
• Ask the NHSC questions
• Additional functionality will be released in the
  coming months, including site recertification and
  six-month verification review 

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NHSC Site Recertification

• FQHCs (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health
  Centers, Public Housing Clinics, and Homeless
  Clinics)  do not need to recertify as long as
  they remain funded by the Bureau of Primary
  Health Care as an FQHC parent or satellite site
  that is within scope of project for the grant and
  meet the NHSC site requirements.
• IHS and other federal sites such as Immigration
  and Bureau of Prisons no longer need to
  recertify.
• All other health facilities will need to
  recertify every three years
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NHSC Site Recertification (cont.)

• The recertification application will be made
  available in October through the site portal.  
• More detailed instructions will be sent in a
  second email to those sites that need to
  recertify.  
• To ensure the timely processing of all
  applications by February 2012, sites will be
  given separate application submission time
  frames.

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Contact Information

• NHSC Scholarship and Loan Repayment
• Toll-free helpline [phone]
• Website http//www.nhsc.hrsa.gov
• HRSA Nursing Scholarship
• Website http//bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship
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• HRSA Nursing Education Loan Repayment
• Website http//www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/rep
  ayment/nursing/
• NHSC Regional Supervisor
• Gary Hlady ghlady_at_hrsa.gov 415-437-8014

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California State Loan Repayment Program

• Liz Martin
• Interim Program Administrator

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Overview

• This presentation will provide an overview of
  the following
• Purpose of the California State Loan Repayment
  Program
• Site requirements
• Provider requirements
• Award information

California State Loan Repayment Program
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What is the State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)?

• Grant from the National Health Service Corps
• Administered by the State of California
• Assists in repayment of educational loans, for
  qualifying health professionals, who provide
  healthcare service in Federally designated Health
  Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), including
  Automatic Designations

California State Loan Repayment Program
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Site Requirements

• Public or Private not-for-profit
• Be located within a HPSA (primary medical,
  dental, or mental) or have an Automatic
  Designation
• Commit to two-year employment
• Match state award
• Pay prevailing salaries
• Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the
  State
• Must be on the SLRP Certified Eligible Site List

California State Loan Repayment Program
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Health Provider Requirements

• US Citizen
• Have a current, unrestricted license to practice
  in California
• Free of judgments
• Free of obligations
• Commit to providing full-time primary care
  services in a HPSA

California State Loan Repayment Program
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Eligible Healthcare Providers

• Physicians (MD/DO)
• Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics,
  OB/GYN, Gerontology, and Psychiatry
• Dentists (DDS/DMD) and Dental Hygienists
• Mid-Level Providers
• Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and
  Certified Nurse Midwives
• Mental Health Disciplines
• Clinical Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social
  Workers, Licensed Counselors, Marriage Family
  Therapists, and Psychiatric Nurse Specialists

California State Loan Repayment Program
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Award Amounts

• State Site Yearly
• Year Award Match Totals
• 1 15,000 15,000 30,000
• 2 15,000 15,000 30,000
• 3 20,000 20,000 40,000
• 4 20,000 20,000 40,000
• 5 15,000 15,000 30,000
• AWARD TOTAL 170,000

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Award Selection

• Scoring Criteria
• Training or work experience in underserved areas
• Cultural Competency
• Fluency in a language other than English

• Award Distribution
• 50/50 split between urban and rural
• Equal distribution between Northern, Central,
  and Southern California
• Equal distribution of health disciplines

California State Loan Repayment Program
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Application Cycle

• The annual filing period for the SLRP is from
  August 1 through October 1.
• The deadline for 2011 has been extended to Dec.
  31, 2011. Awards will be made on a first-come,
  first-serve basis until funds are expended.
• The application form is updated each year and can
  be found on the SLRP website.

California State Loan Repayment Program
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SLRP Contacts
Liz Martin, Interim Program Administrator (916)
326-3785 LMartin_at_oshpd.ca.gov Cristina
Rodriguez, Program Assistant (916)
326-3746 CRodrigu_at_oshpd.ca.gov Negar Foolad,
Program Assistant [phone] NFoolad_at_oshpd.ca.
gov
California State Loan Repayment Program
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This program is funded by U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration.
Cal-SEARCH Information Session
presented by Cal-SEARCH www.oshpd.ca.gov/HWDD/Cal-
SEARCH Telephone [phone] Email
Cal-SEARCH_at_oshpd.ca.gov
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What is Cal-SEARCH?

• Student and Resident Experiences and Rotations in
  Community Health
• National program funded by the U.S. Department of
  Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
  Services Administration (HRSA), through the
  National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
• 27 states and Puerto Rico currently participating
  in SEARCH
• Californias first SEARCH program
• Mission Increase the recruitment and retention
  of culturally competent, community oriented
  health professionals in Californias community
  clinics and health centers (CCHCs)
• Statewide Partnership (OSHPD, CPCA, AHEC)

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Cal-SEARCH Partners

• Office of Statewide Health Planning and
  Development
• OSHPD
• www.oshpd.ca.gov
• California Primary Care Association
• CPCA
• www.cpca.org
• California Area Health Education Center
• AHEC
• www.cal-ahec.org

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Site Program Benefits

• Promoting primary care choices in underserved
  areas
• Providing students and residents with
  positive experiences working with
  inter-disciplinary teams and developing skills
  necessary for
• interprofessional cooperation and growth
• Educating students and residents about
  community clinics and health
• centers and their role in the community
• Potential recruitment of future community
  clinic practitioners
• Modest stipend awarded upon completion of
  rotation

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Student and Resident Program Benefits

• Improve ambulatory care clinical skills
• Work with patients from diverse cultures
• Serve as a valued member of an experienced health
  care team
• Work with a dedicated preceptor and mentor
• Combine a clinical practice rotation and
  community service project
• Develop the necessary skills and gain exposure to
  practicing in rural, frontier and urban Health
  Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)
• Modest stipend awarded upon completion of rotation

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What makes Cal-SEARCH unique?

• COMMUNITY PROJECT Working with their mentor,
  students and residents will
• address a local population health concern and
  submit a post-project report,
• signed by their mentor.
• Examples of Cal-SEARCH Community Projects
• Diabetes Intervention for Low-Literacy Patients
• Resurgence of Pertussis
• Healthy Behaviors Questionnaire, such as Obesity
• How to Prevent Diabetes in Your Children
• Teen Clinic Survey
• Smoking Cessation Aids for the Homeless

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Site Eligibility

• Must have one of the following designations in
  order to participate in
• Cal-SEARCH
• HPSA
• Health Professional Shortage Area
• MUA
• Medically Underserved Area

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Student Eligibility

• Students and residents must be enrolled in one of
  the following programs in order to be eligible
• to apply and participate in a Cal-SEARCH
  rotation
• Certified Nurse Midwives
• Clinical Psychologists
• Clinical Social Workers
• Dental Hygienists
• Dentistry
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Medical students/residents Family Medicine
  Internal Medicine OB/GYN Pediatrics
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Psychiatric Nurse Specialists
• Psychiatry

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For More Information

• Cal-SEARCH Contact Information
• www.oshpd.ca.gov/HWDD/Cal-SEARCH
• Telephone [phone]
• Email Cal-SEARCH_at_oshpd.state.ca.us
• Revised 10/13/11

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