HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING MATERNITY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TARGET AREAS

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Health Resources and Services Administration has issued a notice called: Notice of Criteria for Determining Maternity Care Health Professional Target Areas.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 7 by Thomas J. Engels, Administrator.

Summary: HRSA published a 30-day public notice in the Federal Registeron February 3, 2026, ( Federal Registervolume 91, number 22, pp. 4927-4931) soliciting feedback on updated criteria for determining maternity care target areas (MCTA). In particular, HRSA requested feedback on proposed changes to the criteria and point scales for MCTAs by removing the criterion for Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and reallocating its two points as follows: one point to population-to-fu...