[§321-1.6]  Additional duties of the
director.  Any health center previously designated as a Federally Qualified
Health Center (FQHC), FQHC look alike, or Rural Health Clinic (RHC) shall have
comparable designation as a Hawaii Qualified Health Center and shall also be
known as Essential Community Providers.  The director of health, with the
concurrence of the director of human services, shall have the authority to
designate other Hawaii health centers not yet federally designated but
deserving of support to meet short term public health needs based on the
department of health's criteria, as Hawaii Qualified Health Centers. [L 1994, c
238, §2]



 



Cross References



 



 



  Federally qualified
health centers and rural health clinics--supplemental medicaid payment process,
see §§346-53.61 to 346-53.65.



  Federally qualified
health centers; rural health clinics; reimbursement, see §346-53.6.