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HRSA Updated Criteria for Maternity Care Health Professional Target Areas (MCTAs) summary

HRSA Updated Criteria for Maternity Care Health Professional Target Areas (MCTAs) summary

By: Sabrina Ho | 5/08/26

The Health Resources and Services Administration released their final response regarding a change in criteria for Maternity Care Health Professional Target Areas (MCTAs). This change, going into affect August 15, 2026, will remove the Social Vulnerability Index criteria and reallocate its points to (1) the nearest source of accessible care and (2) population-to-full-time-equivalent maternity care health professional ratio criteria.

NRHA has created a summary of the updated criteria for members to access on NRHA Connect, the association's member network.

For more information on NRHA's regulator comments, please see our Public Comments Page. For any additional questions, please contact NRHA's Government Affairs Team.

For questions on how to access and navigate NRHA Connect, or to join NRHA, please contact NRHA's membership team.

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