On November 20, 2025, HRSA released an updated Health Center Program Site Visit Protocol (SVP), the tool reviewers use to assess compliance during Operational Site Visits (OSVs).

Behind the scenes, HRSA made more than a thousand edits; when you strip out formatting, you’re still left with hundreds of meaningful changes that affect how compliance is tested and documented.

Prepare for your HRSA Pre-OSV Conference Call.

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) assessment in the FTCA Deeming Requirements section of the Site Visit Protocol (SVP) was discontinued effective October 27, 2023.

The HRSA Site Visit Protocol was updated on April 13, 2023.

The Bureau of Primary Health Care is piloting a new Virtual Operational Site Visit (vOSV) format called Engaging Health Centers in Compliance and Excellence Site Visit (HCCESV).

During kick-off calls for VOSVs, Health Centers are being handed documents with extensive Naming Conventions. What does this mean? How do I handle them having different numbers?

HRSA released two new tools to help health centers improve their Form 5B accuracy.

HRSA updated the Health Center Program Site Visit Protocol in May of 2021 (Effective May 27, 2021) and added an additional question regarding fitness for duty verification. The health center must now be able to explain, “how the health center has verified fitness for duty to ensure all clinical staff have the physical and cognitive ability to safely perform their duties”.