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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 175<\/a> and 200<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2011, chapter 37<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80347,"section_number":"32.1-122.5","catch_line":"Criteria to identify underserved areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-122.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202843,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54727,"identifier":"32.1-122.20","token":"32.1\/4\/8\/32.1-122.20","url":"\/32.1-122.20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-122.20\/","token":"32.1\/4\/8\/32.1-122.20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recruitment and retention of health care providers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-122.20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall direct the Commonwealth’s activities and programs for recruiting and retaining health care providers for underserved populations, underserved areas, and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) designated throughout the Commonwealth. The duties and responsibilities of the Commissioner<\/span> shall include, but not be limited to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Designating and updating as necessary the designation of underserved areas that meet the criteria established by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 32.1-122.5<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Designating and updating as necessary those areas of the state which meet the criteria of dental, primary care and mental health professional shortage areas as provided in 42 C.F.R. Part 5; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Administering the scholarship and loan repayment programs pursuant to Article 6 (§ 32.1-122.5<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter as well as any other programs or activities authorized in the appropriation act for recruiting and retaining providers for the Commonwealth’s underserved populations, underserved areas and HPSAs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Recruiting health care providers, residents, and students in Virginia and other states to care for Virginia’s underserved populations and practice in underserved areas and HPSAs throughout the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Publicizing the functions, programs, and activities of the Department<\/span> available to assist providers in establishing a practice in underserved areas and HPSAs throughout the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Coordinating the Department<\/span>’s health workforce activities with other state agencies as well as public and private entities in Virginia involved in health workforce training, recruitment, and retention; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Identifying and recommending to the Governor and the General Assembly new programs, activities, and strategies for increasing the number of providers practicing in Virginia’s underserved areas and HPSAs and serving Virginia’s underserved populations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (\u00a7 32.1-122.20)\n\nThe Commissioner shall direct the Commonwealth’s activities and programs\nfor recruiting and retaining health care providers for underserved populations,\nunderserved areas, and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) designated\nthroughout the Commonwealth. The duties and responsibilities of the Commissioner\nshall include, but not be limited to:\n\n1. Designating and updating as necessary the designation of underserved areas\nthat meet the criteria established by the Board pursuant to § 32.1-122.5;\n\n2. Designating and updating as necessary those areas of the state which meet the\ncriteria of dental, primary care and mental health professional shortage areas\nas provided in 42 C.F.R. Part 5;\n\n3. Administering the scholarship and loan repayment programs pursuant to Article\n6 (§ 32.1-122.5 et seq.) of this chapter as well as any other programs or\nactivities authorized in the appropriation act for recruiting and retaining\nproviders for the Commonwealth’s underserved populations, underserved\nareas and HPSAs;\n\n4. Recruiting health care providers, residents, and students in Virginia and\nother states to care for Virginia’s underserved populations and practice\nin underserved areas and HPSAs throughout the Commonwealth;\n\n5. Publicizing the functions, programs, and activities of the Department\navailable to assist providers in establishing a practice in underserved areas\nand HPSAs throughout the Commonwealth;\n\n6. Coordinating the Department’s health workforce activities with other\nstate agencies as well as public and private entities in Virginia involved in\nhealth workforce training, recruitment, and retention; and\n\n7. Identifying and recommending to the Governor and the General Assembly new\nprograms, activities, and strategies for increasing the number of providers\npracticing in Virginia’s underserved areas and HPSAs and serving\nVirginia’s underserved populations.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 175, 200; 2011, c. 37.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}