[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR491.3]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 491_CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH FACILITIES--Table of Contents

 

Subpart A_Rural Health Clinics: Conditions for Certification; and FQHCs 

                         Conditions for Coverage

 

Sec.  491.3  Certification procedures.



    A rural health clinic will be certified for participation in 

Medicare in accordance with subpart S of 42 CFR part 405. The Secretary 

will notify the State Medicaid agency whenever he has certified or 

denied certification under Medicare for a prospective rural health 

clinic in that State. A clinic certified under Medicare will be deemed 

to meet the standards for certification under Medicaid.



[71 FR 55346, Sept. 22, 2006]