The Division of Shortage Designation (DSD) of the Public Health Service (PHS) determines HPSA/PSA designations. Requests for additional information on HPSA/PSA designations, withdrawals, or reinstatement of a withdrawn designation should be directed to:

Public Health Services
Division of Shortage Designation
4350 East-West Highway
Room 91-D1
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

For shortage designation inquiries, please call 888-275-4772. Press option 1, then option 2 or visit the HRSA Web site (create hyperlink to http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage). You can also contact the Shortage Designation Branch using any of the following methods:

E-mail: sdb@hrsa.gov

Phone: 301-594-0816

Fax: 301-443-4370

Shortage Designation Branch
5600 Fishers Lane
Room 8C-26
Rockville, Maryland 20857