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Community Health
Centers: Program
Requirements,
Services and
Financing
FQHC Program Requirements
• Located in or serve a high need community (designated
Medically Underserved Area or Population).
• Governed by a community board composed of a majority
(51% or more) of health center patients who represent the
population served.
• Provide comprehensive primary health care services as
well as supportive services (education, translation and
transportation, etc.) that promote access to health care.
• Provide services available to all with fees adjusted based
on ability to pay.
• Meet other performance and accountability
requirements regarding administrative, clinical, and
financial operations.
Source: Bureau of Primary Health Care/Health Resources and Services Administration www.bphc.hrsa.gov
Types of Health Centers
• Grant-Supported Federally Qualified Health Centers are public and private non-profit
health care organizations that meet certain criteria under the Medicare and Medicaid
Programs (respectively, Sections 1861(aa)(4) and 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act
and receive funds under the Health Center Program (Section 330 of the Public Health
Service Act).
– Community Health Centers serve a variety of underserved populations and areas.
– Migrant Health Centers serve migrant and seasonal agricultural workers
– Healthcare for the Homeless Programs reach out to homeless individuals and
families and provide primary care and substance abuse services.
– Public Housing Primary Care Programs serve residents of public housing and are
located in or adjacent to the communities they serve.
• Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes are health centers that have been
identified by HRSA and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as
meeting the definition of “health center” under Section 330 of the PHS Act, although they do
not receive grant funding under Section 330.
• Outpatient health programs/facilities operated by tribal organizations (under the
Indian Self-Determination Act, P.L. 96-638) or urban Indian organizations (under the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act, P.L. 94-437).
Source: Bureau of Primary Health Care/Health Resources and Services Administration www.bphc.hrsa.gov
Services Offered by Health Centers
• Primary Medical Care
• Preventive Health Care
• Prenatal, Perinatal, &
Newborn Care
• Gynecological Care
• HIV Care
• Hearing/Vision
Screening
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Oral Health
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Pharmacy
X-Rays and Lab
Specialty Medical Care
Enabling Services
Enabling Services
• Case Management
• Environmental Health
Risk Reduction
• Health Education
• Interpretation/Translatio
n Services
• Outreach
• Child Care (during
visits)
• Housing Assistance
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Transportation
Home Visiting
Parenting Education
Employment referral &
counseling
• Testing for Blood Lead
Levels
• Food bank/meal
delivery
Health Center Patients By Insurance Status, 2010
Note: Other Public may include non-Medicaid SCHIP. Percents may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA, DHHS, 2010 Uniform Data System
Health Center Patients by Payer Source, 2015
Sources:
NACHC estimates.
Health Center Revenue, 2010
Other
Grants and
Contracts
23%
Medicaid
39%
Federal 330
Grants
16%
Uninsured/
Self-Pay
6%
Medicare
6%
Private
7%
Other Public
Insurance
3%
Source: Federally-funded health centers only. 2010 Uniform Data System, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA, DHHS.