§485.506. Designation and certification of REHs.
42 C.F.R. § 485.506
CMS certifies a facility as an REH if the facility was, as of December 27, 2020—
A critical access hospital; or
A hospital as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Act with not more than 50 beds located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) that is considered rural (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Act); or
A hospital as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Act with not more than 50 beds that was treated as being located in a rural area that has had an active reclassification from urban to rural status as specified in § 412.103 of this chapter as of December 27, 2020.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[87 FR 72293, Nov. 23, 2022, as amended at 88 FR 82183, Nov. 22, 2023]
Source
Source: 87 FR 72293, Nov. 23, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395(hh).
Source
Source: 48 FR 56293, Dec. 15, 1982, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 50 FR 33034, Aug. 16, 1985.
Amendments
[87 FR 72293, Nov. 23, 2022, as amended at 88 FR 82183, Nov. 22, 2023]