Preface
We are pleased to share with you this manual on how to start a
Rural Health Clinic (RHC). This document is being produced in response
to the hundreds of requests for information we have received about
the RHC program over the years.
The Rural Health Clinic program presents a very real opportunity
for enhancing access to health care in underserved rural areas.
The following information will provide you with a description of
the program requirements, and describe in easily understandable
language the mechanism for becoming an RHC.
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has prepared this document
to assist health care practitioners to better understand the process
for becoming a Federally-certified Rural Health Clinic. We hope
it will be useful.
Elizabeth M. Duke, Ph.D.
Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration
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