Terms of Use

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Effective Date: March 2026

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using PlainHealthAccess ("plainhealthaccess.com"), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use PlainHealthAccess.

Information Purpose

PlainHealthAccess is an informational resource that presents publicly available HRSA government data in a more accessible format. The information on PlainHealthAccess is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as professional advice.

Important Health Disclaimer

PlainHealthAccess does not provide medical advice. The healthcare shortage data presented is intended for informational and research purposes only. It is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare provider. Always consult a licensed medical professional for health decisions.

Accuracy and Completeness

While we strive to present accurate information, we make no warranties about the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of the data. HRSA source data may contain errors, may be outdated, or may not reflect current conditions. Always verify important information with official HRSA sources at data.hrsa.gov.

No Professional Advice

Nothing on PlainHealthAccess constitutes professional advice of any kind, whether medical, legal, financial, or otherwise. Any decisions you make based on information found here are solely your responsibility.

Intellectual Property

The underlying government data presented on PlainHealthAccess is in the public domain. Our original design, code, text, and organization of the data are copyrighted by PlainHealthAccess. You may not scrape, reproduce, or redistribute our site design or original content without permission.

PlainHealthAccess may contain links to third-party websites, including HRSA and other government resources. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.

Advertising

PlainHealthAccess displays advertisements through Google AdSense to support its operation. Ads are served by third parties and are subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, PlainHealthAccess shall not be liable for any damages arising from your use of or inability to use PlainHealthAccess.

Changes to Terms

We may update these terms at any time. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of any changes.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Email hello@plainhealthaccess.com.

Data Accuracy and Verification

PlainHealthAccess aggregates and reformats information that originates from public government agencies, regulatory filings, and other openly available sources. While we take reasonable steps to ingest, normalize, and refresh this data, upstream records may contain clerical errors, lag behind real-world changes, or omit relevant context. You are solely responsible for verifying any fact that influences a legal, medical, financial, educational, safety, or similarly consequential decision. Cross-reference the official source before acting on anything you read here.

Acceptable Use

You may browse, read, and share PlainHealthAccess content for personal, journalistic, academic, and non-commercial research use. You may cite specific records with attribution and a link back to the page on plainhealthaccess.com. The documented CSV and JSON downloads are intentionally available for reuse under the license stated on their data contract; do not automate bulk crawling of other site pages or bypass rate limits, security controls, or authentication mechanisms. Do not use our pages to harass, defame, or misrepresent any individual or organization appearing in the data, or remove, obscure, or mislabel source attribution.

Plain-Language Editorial Role

PlainHealthAccess combines raw public data with plain-language summaries, explainers, and comparisons. Narrative sections identify the relevant official source data and explain how to read it. We do not modify the underlying numbers or filings; they are loaded directly from the upstream source. If you spot a summary that misreads the data, please email the correction link on our contact page.

The underlying public records surfaced on PlainHealthAccess are in the public domain or otherwise freely licensed by the issuing agency, you are free to use those raw facts. However, our site design, layout, navigation structure, original editorial copy, category taxonomies, comparison tables, and curated rankings are the copyrighted work of PlainHealthAccess. These creative elements may not be reproduced in whole or substantial part without permission.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in our data sources, product features, legal environment, or advertising relationships. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, when appropriate, surface a brief notice on the homepage. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically.

Governing Law and Disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the jurisdiction in which PlainHealthAccess is domiciled, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from or relating to your use of PlainHealthAccess will first be addressed through good-faith informal negotiation. If that fails, both parties agree to resolve the dispute in the courts with jurisdiction over PlainHealthAccess's principal place of business. Nothing in these terms limits your statutory consumer-protection rights under applicable local law.

For formal legal notices, DMCA takedown requests, subpoenas, law-enforcement requests, or correspondence regarding these terms, email legal@plainhealthaccess.com. General questions, data corrections, and feedback should use the contact page so they reach PlainHealthAccess promptly.

Every figure on PlainHealthAccess is rendered directly from HRSA source data, figures are sourced from HRSA publications and verified against primary sources. This page states acceptable use and liability limits for PlainHealthAccess. It does not alter HRSA designation figures or provide clinical advice. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, review the public data changelog, or report a data issue for this page. Data current as of April 2026.

Who Publishes This

PlainHealthAccess is operated by Kiznis Studio, an independent data-engineering studio (solo-operated). Questions, corrections, and accountability inquiries can be sent to hello@plainhealthaccess.com.