UVA Health
Overview
UVA Health is committed to the health and well-being of the communities, which it serves. UVA Health has made extensive efforts to lay the groundwork to acquire three types of federal designations for Culpeper and Prince William Counties. These designations, known as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), open the door to benefits such as federal and state-funded student loan repayment programs and grants for physicians, advanced practitioners, mental and oral health professionals, and nurses. The goal of this initiative is to promote access to quality healthcare in the surrounding service area by recruiting and retaining clinicians like you. Together with its team of healthcare providers, UVA Health will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
UVA Health encourages its healthcare providers to contact our team of experts at HPSA Acumen to determine eligibility and explore opportunities for loan repayment awards. An individual consultation can be scheduled with us at the bottom of this webpage.
What is a HPSA?
HPSAs are designations that indicate health care provider shortages in three platforms of health: primary care, mental health, and dental health. Each platform of health receives its own designation. Each designation is scored to show the severity of the shortage. Scores range from 0 to 25, with 25 indicating the greatest shortage. The maps below outline each type of HPSA for Culpeper and Prince William.
Culpeper County
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Culpeper County
ID: 1515315241
Designation Type: Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 8
Designation Date: 08/28/2020
Last Update Date: 07/30/2021
Prince William County
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: MI - Prince William County
ID: 1513434895
Designation Type: Other Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 16
Designation Date: 06/07/2021
Last Update Date: 06/07/2021
Culpeper County
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Rappahannock/Rapidan
ID: 7512753309
Designation Type: Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 12
Designation Date: 04/24/2012
Last Update Date: 08/06/2021
Prince William County
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: ME - Prince William MHCA
ID: 7516052961
Designation Type: Medicaid Eligible Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 16
Designation Date: 11/27/2023
Last Update Date: 11/27/2023
Culpeper County
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: GEO-Culpeper County
ID: 6516820852
Designation Type: High Needs Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 9
Designation Date: 09/07/2024
Last Update Date: 09/07/2024
Prince William County
In a Dental Health HPSA: No
What are the benefits of a HPSA?
In an effort to boost provider recruitment and retention in these often-rural shortage areas, benefits have been established to help build healthcare access, especially for those who need it most. Here are the benefits available in your specific shortage designations.
Loan repayment opportunities are possible because UVA Health has forged new partnerships and secured HPSAs in this region. Loan repayment is just one benefit that acknowledges you, the provider, as the driving force that makes healthcare possible in your community. UVA Health truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible UVA Health primary care, mental health, dental health, and specialty providers:
Physicians – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Virginia State Loan Repayment Program, Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Only)
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (Nurses Only), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners Only), Virginia State Loan Repayment Program, Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric-Mental Health Practitioners Only)
Mental Health Providers – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Virginia State Loan Repayment Program, Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program
Dental Health Providers – Virginia State Loan Repayment Program (Primary Dental Care Only)
Pediatric Subspecialists – Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
Pharmacists – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Virginia State Loan Repayment Program, Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Pharmacists Only)
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Virginia State Loan Repayment Program, Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Registered Nurses Only)
Occupational Therapists – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Only)
What do these loan repayment programs offer?
Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program – Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses may be eligible to apply for loan repayment worth up to 85% of their student loan balance in return for working at a Critical Shortage Facility, like our hospital.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program – Healthcare professionals providing direct treatment or recovery support of patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder including, but not limited to Physicians, Clinicians, Bachelor’s-level Substance Use Disorder Counselors, Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals, and Clinical Support Staff may be eligible for up to $250,000 for a six-year service commitment at a STAR-certified site.
Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program – Providers working full-time with pediatric patients may be eligible to receive up to $100,000 in loan repayment in return for a three-year service commitment. Eligible disciplines include: Physicians, Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed or Certified Master’s Level Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Substance Use Disorder Counselors working in a pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, as a child or adolescent psychiatrist, or behavioral health providers working in pediatrics or substance use disorder services. Please refer to program guidelines for a list of specialties and subspecialties for Physicians.
Virginia State Loan Repayment Program – Qualified medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmaceutical professionals may be eligible for a non-taxed incentive in exchange for a minimum two-year service commitment at an eligible practice site in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) within Virginia. The program requires a dollar-for-dollar match from Federal and State or Community funds. The maximum award for a four-year commitment is $140,000 towards qualifying educational loans.
Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program – Licensed or certified behavioral health professionals are eligible to receive substantial non-taxed loan repayment assistance—up to 25% of their total student loan debt each year—in exchange for providing counseling and treatment to underserved populations in the Commonwealth. Eligible Tier 1 providers can receive up to $50,000 annually, Tier 2 providers up to $20,000, and Tier 3 providers up to $10,000, all contingent upon a two-year service commitment.
To find out if your address is located in this HPSA designation, please visit the following website:
https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address
For more information, please contact:
HPSA Acumen’s Benefit Support Specialists are available to you:
716.483.0888 ext. 206
Email us here at [email protected]
Facility Contact Information:
Christina Hicks
Benefits Manager
UVA Community Health/Human Resources
Phone: 540.829.5010
Fax: 540.829.5748
[email protected]