43-12.3-04. Public and private entities - Eligibility for participation - Priority.

In selecting public and private entities for participation in a program the department of health and human services shall give priority to an entity that:

1. Meets the selection criteria;

2. Is located in an area that is statistically underserved; and

3. Is located at least twenty miles [32.18 kilometers] outside the boundary of a city having more than forty thousand residents.