1. (1) The proposed practice location must:

   1. (a) Be located in an area of underservice federally designated by the secretary of health and human services; or
   2. (b) Serve patients who reside in an area of underservice federally designated by the secretary of health and human services for flex waiver applications only.

2. (2) If a new practice location is planned, additional criteria apply. New practice locations must:

   1. (a) Have the legal, financial, and organizational structure necessary to provide a stable practice environment, and must provide a business plan that supports this information;
   2. (b) Support a full-time physician practice;
   3. (c) Have written referral plans that describe how patients using the new practice care location will be connected to existing secondary and tertiary care if needed.

[39-6110, added 2004, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 442; am. 2009, ch. 106, sec. 11, p. 331; am. 2017, ch. 72, sec. 7, p. 176.]