We have a combination of Rural and Urban Counties in our communitys service area. How can we prevent private provides from choosing to serve just the urban areas?
• This should be addressed through your planning and procurement process. The LMHA specifies the geographic areas in which services will be provided, and it can require providers to service both rural and urban areas. Similarly, it can choose to procure a service only in specific areas. These issues would be initially addressed at the planning stage, allowing stakeholder an opportunity to provide comment. A second opportunity for public input comes when the LMHA publishes the draft RFP or RFA, which must clearly identify geographic requirements.
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