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medically underserved population

Defined in 5 places of the United States Code.

The term “medically underserved population” means the population of an urban or rural area designated by the Secretary as an area with a shortage of personal health services or a population group designated by the Secretary as having a shortage of such services.

Same definition in 2 sections

  • 1996–present42 U.S.C. § 254BThe Public Health and Welfare · Health centers · for purposes of this section
  • 1994–200242 U.S.C. § 254CThe Public Health and Welfare · Rural health care services outreach, rural health network development, and small health care provider quality improvement grant programs · in this section

The term “medically underserved population” has the meaning given that term in section 254b(b)(3) of this title.

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The term "medically underserved population" has the meaning given the term in section 254b(b)(3) of this title.

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The term “medically underserved population” means the population of an urban or rural area designated by the Secretary as an area with a shortage of health facilities or a population group designated by the Secretary as having a shortage of such facilities.

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The term “medically underserved population” means the population of an urban or rural area designated by the Secretary as an area with a shortage of personal health services or a population group designated by the Secretary as having a shortage of such services. Such a designation may be made by the Secretary only after consideration of the comments (if any) of (A) each State health planning and development agency which covers (in whole or in part) such urban or rural area or the area in which such population group resides, and (B) each health systems agency designated for a health service area which covers (in whole or in part) such urban or rural area or the area in which such population group resides.

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