Montana Rural Physician
Incentive Program
Characteristics of Qualifying Locations
It is the intent of the legislation on which this program is based to provide assistance for those communities of rural Montana which have difficulty in attracting and maintaining enough physicians to serve their population.
In general, such communities have populations of less than 8,000 and hospitals with less than 50 beds. Many of these areas have been designated by the United States government as health professional shortage areas (HPSA). Finally, hospitals and other community organizations in these areas must document their inability to recruit and retain sufficient numbers of physicians.
