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) > 485.612—Condition of participation: Compliance with hospital requirements at the time of application.

485.612—Condition of participation: Compliance with hospital requirements at the time of application.

Except for recently closed facilities as described in § 485.610(a)(2), or health clinics or health centers as described in § 485.610(a)(3), the facility is a hospital that has a provider agreement to participate in the Medicare program as a hospital at the time the hospital applies for designation as a CAH.
[66 FR 32196, June 13, 2001]