Rule 4741-3-04 | Criteria for prioritizing underserved areas.
Factors to be considered by the board in determining priorities for determining underserved areas include, but not limited to:
(A) Size of the geographic area to be served;
(B) Number of livestock farms in the area or any public health position offered by a local, county state or federal government entity in the area;
(C) Livestock population within the area;
(D) Number of veterinarians providing both routine and emergency services to the livestock producers in the area or number of veterinarians currently engaged in public health duties and employed by a government entity within the area;
(E) Distance to closest available veterinary practice that provides large animal services;
(F) Presence of an auction market, concentration point, or slaughter facility in the area;
(G) Incidence of episodes of zoonotic disease transmission or threat of the same in the area; and
(H) Supporting letters or documents from elected or appointed public officials (e.g. county commissioners), representatives of the Ohio department of agriculture or Ohio health department, or cooperative extensive service.
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