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Video Conference
HPSA/MUP Proposed Rules Update

April 9, 2008
1:30-3:30pm

The Federal Health Resources and Services Administration has published draft rules for comment regarding calculations to determine Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas. Comments are due April 29, 2008. The Office of Community and Rural Health has taken the draft rules and estimated the impact to Washington State. We would like to invite you to review our findings and share your comments. 

We have set up a video conference April 9, 2008 from 1:30-3:30 pm. Please join us at one of the State Department of Health (DOH) sites:

§         Tumwater - Town Center East (TC1) Rm 163

§         Seattle - Public Health Lab  Rm S-4

§         Spokane - Conference Room 3

§         Kent - Creekside Three at Center Point  Rm 1

For directions to the DOH sites, click http://www.doh.wa.gov/DOHDirections/default.htm. Additional sites for the video conference are Othello Community Hospital, and Coulee Community Hospital. Please RSVP to Robin Walker robin.walker@doh.wa.gov or 360-236-2810 so she can let the sites know who is planning to attend.

If you have video conferencing equipment see instructions below to connect to this conference.

If you need any help in participating in this video conference please contact Robin Walker at 360-236-2810

Conference Handouts:

• Presentation - HSPA Methodology (112 kb)

• Impact Analysis Map (964 kb)

• Propsed Rules (379 kb)
   

Getting connected

• If you currently have video conferencing capabilities,  sign up for the conference one of the three ways listed below.

  • INHS members sign up on the INHS website

  • K-20 network participants contact Rande Gray rgray@u.washington.edu

  • All others contact Robin Walker  360-236-2810  robin.walker@doh.wa.gov
     

• Your video conferencing coordinator must contact Northwest TeleHealth--INHS or University of Washington-- Rande Gray and arrange a connection prior to the conference date.  

The video conference will be put on DVD.  If you would like a copy contact Nicole Fernandus. 360-236-2802 nicole.fernandus@doh.wa.gov

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