---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "Public Health"
key: "chI/subchA/part5"
level: "part"
label: "Part 5"
heading: "Designation of Health Professional(s) Shortage Areas"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/chI-subchA-part5"
sections_count: 4
---

# Part 5 — Designation of Health Professional(s) Shortage Areas

Title 42 C.F.R. — Public Health › Chapter I — Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services › Subchapter A — General Provisions

## Sections

- [§5.1. Purpose.](/cfr/42/5.1.md)
- [§5.2. Definitions.](/cfr/42/5.2.md)
- [§5.3. Procedures for designation of health professional(s) shortage areas.](/cfr/42/5.3.md)
- [§5.4. Notification and publication of designations and withdrawals.](/cfr/42/5.4.md)