§405.2417. Visiting nurse services: Determination of shortage of agencies.
42 C.F.R. § 405.2417
A shortage of home health agencies exists if the Secretary determines that the RHC or FQHC:
Is located in a county, parish, or similar geographic area in which there is no participating home health agency or adequate home health services are not available to patients of the RHC or FQHC.
Has (or expects to have) patients whose permanent residences are not within the area serviced by a participating home health agency.
Has (or expects to have) patients whose permanent residences are not within a reasonable traveling distance, based on climate and terrain, of a participating home health agency.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[43 FR 8261, Mar. 1, 1978, as amended at 79 FR 25476, May 2, 2014]
Authority
Authority: Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh).
Source
Source: 43 FR 8261, Mar. 1, 1978, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 263a, 405(a), 1302, 1320b-12, 1395x, 1395y(a), 1395ff, 1395hh, 1395kk, 1395rr, and 1395ww(k).
Amendments
[43 FR 8261, Mar. 1, 1978, as amended at 79 FR 25476, May 2, 2014]