Managing Agency
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Program Description
The purpose of the THCGME Payment Program is for the expansion of primary care and dental residency training programs in community based settings. These community-based settings include, but are not limited to, federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) and FQHC Look-Alikes, community mental health centers, rural health clinics and health centers operated by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or tribal organization, and entities receiving funds under title X of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
General Program Requirements
Eligible entities include community-based ambulatory patient care centers that operate a primary care residency program. Specific examples of eligible entities include, but are not limited to:
- Federally qualified health centers, as defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act
- Community mental health centers, as defined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act
- Rural health clinics, as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act
- Health centers operated by the Indian Health service, an Indian tribe, or tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization, as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
- An entity receiving funds under Title X of the Public Health Service Act.
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.
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