I Attachment I-Initial Employment Verification Form

BUREAU OF Health Workforce

NURSE Corps SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: INITIAL VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL OFFICIAL OF THE FACILITY

NSP PARTICIPANT
Name:

Social Security Number: XXX-XX-

Address:

Phone Number:

City:

State:

Zip Code:

E-mail Address:

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
Name of Facility:

Phone Number:

Address:

E-mail Address:

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Fax Number:

Please note: Under the NSP, participants must be working as registered nurses (RNs) providing nursing services at a critical shortage facility. RNs working PRN,
or as Pool Nurses, or for Travel or Nurse Staffing Agencies are not in compliance with their NSP contract. ALL sections MUST be complete for form to be valid.

Please check and complete the certifications below that apply to the NSP participant identified above:
1. I certify that the NSP participant is licensed to practice as a registered nurse without any restrictions.
Please provide the following: License Number:
State:
Expiration Date:
2. I certify that the NSP participant will begin employment as an RN in this job on:
3. I certify that the NSP participant is required to work

(MM/DD/YYYY)

(MM/DD/YYYY)

_ hours per week of clinical practice in this job.

4. I certify that the NSP participant will begin employment as an RN in this job at the following type of health care facility
(check one):
Please select facility type from table below:
Ambulatory Surgical Center – An entity in a State that provides surgical
services to individuals on an outpatient basis and is not owned or operated
by a hospital.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) - A clinic that is
certified as a CCBHC by a State in accordance with criteria published by
the HHS Secretary and with the requirements of the Protecting Access to
Medicare Act of 2014. The criteria include requirements for staffing,
availability and accessibility of services, care coordination, scope of
services, quality and other reporting, and organizational authority.
Certified Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) would also fall
under this category. A CMHC is an entity that meets applicable licensing
or certification requirements for CMHCs in the State in which it is located
and provides (1)outpatient services, including specialized outpatient
services for children, the elderly, individuals who are chronically mentally
ill, and residents of its mental health service area who have been
discharged from inpatient treatment at a mental health facility; (2) 24hour-a-day emergency care services; (3) day treatment, or other partial
hospitalization services, or psychosocial rehabilitation services; and (4)
screening for patients being considered for admission to State mental
health facilities to determine the appropriateness of such admission.
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Dialysis Centers - An ESRD facility is an
entity that provides outpatient maintenance dialysis services, or home
dialysis training and support services, or both. ESRD facilities are classified
in Section 1881 of the Social Security Act and codified in 42 CFR 413.174
as being either hospital-based or independent facilities.

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) – A facility that is (a) located in a State that has
established with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) a
Medicare rural hospital flexibility program, (b) designated by the State as a
CAH, (c) certified by the CMS as a CAH, and (d) in compliance with all applicable
CAH conditions of participation.
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) – A hospital that: 1) has a
disproportionately large share of low-income patients; and 2) receives (a) an
augmented payment from the State under Medicaid; or (b) a payment
adjustment from Medicare. Hospital-based outpatient services are included
under this definition.

Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) – FQHCs include (1) nonprofit entities
that receive a grant, or funding from a grant, under section 330 of the Public
Health Service Act to provide primary health services and other related services
to a population that is medically underserved; (2) FQHC “Look-Alikes” which are
nonprofit entities that are certified by the Secretary as meeting the
requirements for receiving a grant under section 330 of the Public Health
Service Act but are not grantees; and (3) outpatient health programs or facilities

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Home Health Agency – An organization certified under section 1861(o) of the
Social Security Act that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing care
and other therapeutic services.

Indian Health Service Health Center – A health care facility (whether
operated directly by the Indian Health Service or operated by a tribe or
tribal organization contractor or grantee under the Indian SelfDetermination Act, as described in 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Part 136, Subparts C and H, or by an urban Indian organization receiving
funds under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) that is
physically separated from a hospital, and which provides clinical
treatment services on an outpatient basis to persons of Indian or Alaskan
Native descent as described in 42 CFR Section
136.12.
Nurse Managed Health Clinic/Center - An entity, as defined in42 U.S.C.
§254c-1a(a)(2),that utilizes a nurse-practice arrangement, managed by
advanced practice nurses, that provides primary care or wellness services
to underserved or vulnerable populations and that is associated with a
school, college, university or department of nursing, federally qualified
health center, or independent nonprofit health or social services agency.
Public Hospital - Any hospital that is owned by a government (Federal,
state, or local), receives government funding, and is primarily engaged in
providing the following care, by or under the supervision of physicians, to
inpatients: (a) diagnostic and therapeutic services for medical diagnosis,
treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons; or (b)
rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons. U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs hospitals are also included under this definition. State
psychiatric hospitals must use facility HPSAs to determine site eligibility population and geographic HPSAs cannot be used.
Residential Nursing Home - An institution that is primarily engaged in
providing, on a regular basis, health related care and service to individuals
who because of their mental or physical condition require care and service
(above the level of room and board) that can be made available to them
only through institutional facilities. This category includes a “skilled nursing
facility,” which is an institution (or distinct part of an institution), certified
under section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act, that is primarily engaged
in providing skill nursing care and related services to residents requiring
medical, rehabilitation, or nursing care and is not primarily for the care and
treatment of mental diseases; transitional facilities; assisted living; and
group homes.
State or Local Public Health or Human Services Department – The State,
county, parish or district entity in a State that is responsible for providing
population focused health services which include health promotion,
disease prevention and intervention services provided in clinics or other
health care facilities that are operated by the Department.

operated by a tribe or tribal organization under the Indian Self-Determination
Act or by an urban Indian organization receiving funds under Title V of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
FQHCs include Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care
for the Homeless Health Centers, and Public Housing Primary Care
Health Centers.
Hospice Program – An organization certified under section 1861(dd)(2) of the
Social Security Act that provides 24-hour care and treatment services (as
needed) to terminally ill individuals and bereavement counseling for their
immediate family members. This care is provided in individuals’ homes, on an
outpatient basis, and on a short-term inpatient basis, directly or under
arrangements made by the agency or organization.
Native Hawaiian Health Center – An entity (a) which is organized under the
laws of the State of Hawaii; (b) which provides or arranges for health care
services through practitioners licensed by the State of Hawaii where licensure
requirements are applicable; (c) which is a public or nonprofit private entity;
and (d) in which Native Hawaiian health practitioners significantly participate
in the planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation of health services.
See the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of
1988 (Public Law 100-579), as amended by Public Law 102-396.

Urgent Care Center – Urgent care centers provide acute episodic care on a
walk-in basis to assist patients with an illness or injury that does not appear
to be limb or life–threatening and is either beyond the scope or availability of
the typical primary care practice.

Private Hospital.- A hospital in a State that is a private nonprofit entity and is
primarily engaged in providing the following care, by or under the supervision
of physicians, to inpatients: (a) diagnostic and therapeutic services for
medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons,
or (b) rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons.

Rural Health Clinic – An entity that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services has certified as a rural health clinic under section 1861(aa)(2) of the
Social Security Act. A rural health clinic provides outpatient services to a nonurban area with an insufficient number of health care practitioners.

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The certifications and information provided above are true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature of Nursing Scholarship Participant

Date

Name of Authorized Personnel Official (Please Print Clearly)

Title

Signature of Personnel Official

Date

Personnel Office Telephone Number

Personnel Office Fax Number

Please upload the completed and signed form to the Customer Service
Portal: https://programportal.hrsa.gov

OR fax the completed and signed form to:
NURSE Corps Program/DPO
(301) 451-5384

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