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State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

 

The mission of the Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care is to promote access to quality health care for people in Idaho.

Rural Health Clinics

 

To qualify as a Rural Health Clinic (RHC), the clinic must be located in a non-urbanized area and a designated medically underserved area or designated population group or geographic health professional shortage area.

RHCs provide routine diagnostic and laboratory services and employ mid-level practitioners 50 percent of the time the clinic is open.

The State Office of Rural Health offers technical assistance to organizations considering RHC certification and those currently certified. In Idaho, the Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid, Bureau of Facility Standards is responsible for RHC certification.

 

Additional Information Sources:

 National Association of Rural Health Clinics
 Starting a Rural Health Clinic -
(A How-to Manual from the Health Resources and Services Administration)
 Rural Assistance Center

 
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This is an image logo for the State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care. It depicts the sun rising over the mountains and links back to the Rural Health and Primary Care main web page.

State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
450 W. State St. – 4th Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-0669
Fax: 208-332-7262
E-mail: RuralHealth@dhw.idaho.gov
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