(a) A health care entity located in a county designated as a medically underserved area and/or a health professional shortage area is eligible to register to participate in the program.
(b) The department ranks eligible communities for program participation based on a community's need for primary care physicians and other factors including, but not limited to, the county's MUA score or HPSA degree of shortage designation.
(c) Communities register for the program by completing a registration form prescribed by the department during a time period specified by the department.
(d) A community that is accepted into the program and that is matched with an eligible physician is ineligible to re-register for participation until the physician has fulfilled the service obligation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §30.182 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 10395