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Rural Health Clinic/Federally Qualified Health Center

Publication date:         

    Dates for Final Regulations:

        FQHCs – 1991

        RHCs – 1978; December 24, 2003

        September 22, 2006 (this rule withdraws portions of the December 24, 2003 final rule)

    Proposed dates:

        FQHCs – IFC (Payment regulation)– June 12, 1992;

        RHCs - 1977

Effective date:

    RHCs – Fec 8, 1978 –Conditions for Certification

    RHCs – July 1, 1978 – Coverage and Reimbursement requirements

    FQHCs – May 3, 1996

CFR section numbers:

    42 CFR Parts 405 and 491

    42 CFR 485.601

CFR section descriptions:

    42 CFR 405.2462, Payment for rural health clinic services and Federally qualified health centers

    42 CFR 491.1, Rural health clinics conditions for certification and FQHCs conditions for coverage

Brief description of document(s):

    42 CFR 405.2462, Payment for rural health clinic services and federally qualified health centers.  This section regulates how FQHCs and RHCs are reimbursed by Medicare.

    42 CFR 491.1 -- Rural health clinics conditions for certification and FQHCs conditions for coverage.  These are health and safety standards that RHCs and FQHCs must comply with in order to qualify for Medicare reimbursement.


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