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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