In selecting public and private entities for participation in a program the department of health and human services shall give priority to an entity that:

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1.    Meets the selection criteria; 2.    Is located in an area that is statistically underserved; and

3.    Is located at least twenty miles [32.18 kilometers] outside the boundary of a city having more than forty thousand residents.