Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) definition

Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs). – means those areas designated as medically underserved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as published in the Federal Register from time to time in accordance with Section 51c.102 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs). – means the federal designation for areas of population which are medically underserved on the basis of demographic data including percentage of population below the poverty level, percentage of population over 65, infant mortality rate, and primary care physicians per 1,000 population as described in Volume 41 Federal Register Number 201, 10-15-76, pages 45718-45723.