hrsa_hpsa_search
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Find HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (Primary Care / Dental / Mental Health) by state, discipline, minimum shortage score, or FTE shortage — a mapped staffing-demand signal. Answers: where is the designated shortage most severe, and how many practitioner FTEs are needed? Powers medical & travel-nurse staffing. Defaults to currently-designated areas. Filter: state, discipline, min_score, min_fte, rural_status, designated_since, status; sort by hpsa_score or hpsa_fte. [price: $0.03/call]
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | string | no | 2-letter state code(s), comma-separated |
| discipline | string | no | 'Primary Care' | 'Dental Health' | 'Mental Health' (substring) |
| min_score | number | no | minimum HPSA score (0-26; higher = greater shortage) |
| min_fte | number | no | minimum practitioner FTE shortage |
| rural_status | string | no | e.g. 'Rural' | 'Non-Rural' |
| designated_since | string | no | designated on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| status | string | no | override the default 'Designated' filter |
| sort | string | no | hpsa_score|hpsa_fte|designation_date|designation_population, optionally :asc/:desc |
| limit | integer | no | |
| offset | integer | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "2-letter state code(s), comma-separated"
},
"discipline": {
"type": "string",
"description": "'Primary Care' | 'Dental Health' | 'Mental Health' (substring)"
},
"min_score": {
"type": "number",
"description": "minimum HPSA score (0-26; higher = greater shortage)"
},
"min_fte": {
"type": "number",
"description": "minimum practitioner FTE shortage"
},
"rural_status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "e.g. 'Rural' | 'Non-Rural'"
},
"designated_since": {
"type": "string",
"description": "designated on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "override the default 'Designated' filter"
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"description": "hpsa_score|hpsa_fte|designation_date|designation_population, optionally :asc/:desc"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 100,
"default": 25
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 0
}
}
}