Notice2022-05234
"Low Income Levels" Used for Various Health Professions and Nursing Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act
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Published
March 11, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
HRSA is updating income levels used to identify a "low-income family" for the purpose of determining eligibility for programs that provide health professions and nursing training to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. These various programs are authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act. HHS periodically publishes in the Federal Register low-income levels to be used by institutions receiving grants or cooperative agreement awards to determine eligibility for programs providing training for (1) disadvantaged individuals, (2) individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) individuals from low-income families.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14018-14019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05234]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
``Low Income Levels'' Used for Various Health Professions and
Nursing Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public
Health Service Act
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HRSA is updating income levels used to identify a ``low-income
family'' for the purpose of determining eligibility for programs that
provide health professions and nursing training to individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds. These various programs are authorized in
Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act. HHS
periodically publishes in the Federal Register low-income levels to be
used by institutions receiving grants or cooperative agreement awards
to determine eligibility for programs providing training for (1)
disadvantaged individuals, (2) individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds, or (3) individuals from low-income families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many health professions and nursing grant
and cooperative agreement awardees use the low-income levels to
determine whether potential program participants are from economically
disadvantaged backgrounds and would be eligible to participate in the
program, as well as to determine the amount of funding individuals
receive. Awards are generally made to accredited schools of medicine,
osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine,
optometry, pharmacy, allied health, podiatric medicine, nursing, and
chiropractic; public or private nonprofit schools which offer graduate
programs in behavioral health and mental health practice; and other
public or private nonprofit health or educational entities to assist
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and disadvantaged students
to enter and graduate from health professions and nursing schools. Some
programs provide for the repayment of health professions or nursing
education loans for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and
disadvantaged students.
A ``low-income family/household'' for programs included in Titles
III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act is defined as
having an annual income that does not exceed 200 percent of HHS's
poverty guidelines. A family is a group of two or more individuals
related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together.
Most HRSA programs use the income of a student's parent(s) to
compute low income status. However, a ``household'' may potentially be
only one person. Other HRSA programs, depending upon the legislative
intent of the program, the programmatic purpose related to income
level, as well as the age and circumstances of the participant, will
apply these low income standards to the individual student to determine
eligibility, as long as the individual is not listed as a dependent on
the tax form of their parent(s). Each program includes the rationale
and methodology for determining low income levels in program funding
opportunities or applications.
Low-income levels are adjusted annually based on HHS's poverty
guidelines. HHS's poverty guidelines are based on poverty thresholds
published by the U.S. Census Bureau, adjusted annually for changes in
the Consumer Price Index. The income
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figures below have been updated to reflect HHS's 2022 poverty
guidelines as published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 3315. See
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/21/2022-01166/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/21/2022-01166/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines</a>.
Low Income Levels Based on the 2022 Poverty Guidelines for the 48
Contiguous States and the District of Columbia
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Income level
Persons in family/household * **
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1....................................................... $27,180
2....................................................... 36,620
3....................................................... 46,060
4....................................................... 55,500
5....................................................... 64,940
6....................................................... 74,380
7....................................................... 83,820
8....................................................... 93,260
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For families with more than 8 persons, add $9,440 for each additional
person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal income tax forms.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 2021.
Low Income Levels Based on the 2022 Poverty Guidelines for Alaska
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Income level
Persons in family/household * **
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1....................................................... $33,980
2....................................................... 45,780
3....................................................... 57,580
4....................................................... 69,380
5....................................................... 81,180
6....................................................... 92,980
7....................................................... 104,780
8....................................................... 116,580
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For families with more than 8 persons, add $11,800 for each additional
person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal income tax forms.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 2021.
Low Income Levels Based on the 2022 Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii
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Income level
Persons in family/household * **
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1....................................................... $31,260
2....................................................... 42,120
3....................................................... 52,980
4....................................................... 63,840
5....................................................... 74,700
6....................................................... 85,560
7....................................................... 96,420
8....................................................... 107,280
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For families with more than 8 persons, add $10,860 for each additional
person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal income tax forms.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 2021.
Separate poverty guidelines figures for Alaska and Hawaii reflect
Office of Economic Opportunity administrative practice beginning in the
1966-1970 period since the U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds do not
have separate figures for Alaska and Hawaii. The poverty guidelines are
not defined for Puerto Rico or other jurisdictions. Puerto Rico and
other jurisdictions shall use income guidelines for the 48 Contiguous
States and the District of Columbia.
Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-05234 Filed 3-10-22; 8:45 am]
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