Some NHSC sites are required to recertify every three years to maintain their eligibility in the program. (Federal sites and sites that receive funding from HRSA as a Federally Qualified Health Center are not required to recertify, as long as they continue to receive Federal funding and meet NHSC requirements.) This process can be completed in the online Customer Service Portal during open recertification cycles based on the expiration date of the site.
Sites that were required to recertify by March 31, 2013, but did not do so, were deactivated on April 1, 2013. The next site application cycle will open on September 2, 2013 and will close on November 1, 2013. The revised date of September 2, 2013 represents a change from previous guidance and was pushed back so that sites can benefit from enhanced functionality in the online Customer Service Portal.
All new site applications received during the open cycle, with the exception of applications that require a site visit, will be processed prior to the opening of the 2014 NHSC Loan Repayment Application Cycle.
