Community Health Centers are non-profit community
owned and governed organizations that meet the criteria under
section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.254b).
CHC status is awarded by the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC).
Federally funded Community Health Centers are
required to provide or make provisions for on a "sliding
fee scale" primary medical, dental, mental health and
preventive health care services in medically underserved areas
to everyone. Arkansas currently has 12 Federally Qualified Health Center sites and 59 sites. |
