CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION (parts 482 to 498) > PART 485—CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS > SUBPART F—Conditions of Participation: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) (§485.601 to §485.647) > 485.601—Basis and scope.

485.601—Basis and scope.

(a) Statutory basis. This subpart is based on section 1820 of the Act which sets forth the conditions for designating certain hospitals as CAHs.
(b) Scope. This subpart sets forth the conditions that a hospital must meet to be designated as a CAH.
[58 FR 30671, May 26, 1993, as amended at 62 FR 46037, Aug. 29, 1997]