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Health Centers Service
Expansion Supplemental Grant Competion: Application
Technical Assistance
- Friday, December 21, 2007 at 11:00AM ET
- 1-888-989-3485 (toll-free) or 517-308-9356
- Passcode: SE
- For replays through February 14th, 1- 866-365-2449
(toll free) or 203-369-0218
An important element of HRSA’s commitment to
improving and expanding access to needed primary health
care services is the delivery of primary health care
services for the underserved through operational support
under the Health Center Program (i.e., Community Health
Center (CHC), Migrant Health Center (MHC), Health
Care for the Homeless (HCH), and Public Housing Primary
Care (PHPC) Programs) authorized under section 330
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended.
Access to mental health/substance abuse services,
oral health care, and pharmacy services is critical
in ensuring the overall health and well-being of the
populations served by health centers funded under
the Health Center Program. The goal of this funding
opportunity is to increase access to mental health/substance
abuse, oral health, and pharmacy services.
Only the following applicants are eligible
- Applicant must be an existing health center grantee.
Health center grantees are those organizations which
currently receive funding under the Consolidated
Health Center Program authorized under section 330
of the PHS Act, which include:
- Community Health Centers (CHC) – section
330(e)
- Migrant Health Centers (MHC) – section
330(g)
- Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) –
section 330(h)
- Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) –
section 330(i)
- Applicants that received Federal funding for
the first time under section 330 as a New Start
in Fiscal Year 2006 or 2007 are NOT eligible for
Service Expansion funding.
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Services (MH/SA)
- Must propose to establish or expand mental health/substance
abuse services onsite or off-site, either via health
center staff or through a contractual agreement
to provide services
- Incorporate health care plan goals and objectives
to improve patients’ health outcomes by reducing
the rate and improving the management of alcohol
and drug dependence; depression and other mood disorders;
anxiety disorders; attention deficit and disruptive
behavior disorders; and other mental disorders
- Apply exemplary practices and lessons learned
- Utilize effective risk management practices
- Incorporate program activities into the health
center quality plan
- Strongly encouraged to utilize an integrated
primary MH/SA care model/approach in developing
the MH/SA service delivery plan
Oral Health Services
- Must propose to establish or expand oral health
services onsite or off-site, either via health center
staff or through a contractual agreement to provide
services.
- Apply exemplary practices and lessons learned
- Utilize effective risk management practices
- Incorporate program activities into the health
center quality plan
- Strongly encouraged to utilize the comprehensive
oral health approach in developing the oral health
service delivery plan
Pharmacy Services
- Must propose to establish or expand pharmacy
services in one of the following ways:
- 1) Establish a licensed in-house (onsite) pharmacy
staffed by a registered pharmacist, 2) provide pharmacy
services through a contractual agreement with a
licensed pharmacy (on-site or off-site), or 3) propose
a combination as specified in the Alternative Demonstration
Projects (AMDP)
- Increase patient access to affordable pharmaceuticals
through participation in HRSA’s 340B program
and the 340B Prime Vendor Program
- Utilize effective risk management practices
- Incorporate program activities into the health
center quality plan
- Apply “best practices” and efficient
pharmacy management
- Provide pharmaceutical care to improve patient
outcomes including medication therapy management,
disease management and other clinical pharmacy services
- Strongly encouraged to collaborate with an accredited
school or pharmacy in planning and implementing
its pharmacy services program
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