AGENCY: Department of Health. Office of Strategic Planning and Evaluation

SERIES: 16748
TITLE: Health manpower shortage area designation files
DATES: 1979-1993.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by health service area

DESCRIPTION: These are records of areas of the state that have been identified as having a shortage of professional health personnel. This information is gathered under the requirements of section 332 of the Public Health Act, and is used to identify those areas where recruitment of health professionals is necessary. These records include the name of the county, service area, population group, or facility; the doctor to patient ratio; the population; and the available health facilities.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 03/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 2 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

According to Vol. 51, no. 182 of the 1986 Federal Register, this information is updated annually and published by the federal government. As a result, no long-term retention of the files is warranted. Two years will satisfy the administrative needs of the office.

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