### Question
What does medical practice facility mean?


### Answer
**Medical practice facility** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 1749aaa*:

> an adequately equipped facility in which not more than four persons licensed to practice medicine in the State where the facility is located can provide, as may be appropriate, preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services, and which is situated in a rural area or small town, or in a low-income section of an urban area, in which there exists, as determined by the Secretary, a critical shortage of physicians

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1749aaa*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS > SUBCHAPTER IX&ndash;B-MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR GROUP PRACTICE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL PRACTICE FACILITIES**

