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Title
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) Adding a Provider-based Location
Memo #
19-16-CAH
Posting Date
2019-08-08
Fiscal Year
2019
Title
Updates to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 2: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the SOM Chapter 2 for CAHs adding a provider-based location:
• SOM Chapter 2 Section 2004 - Provider-Based Determinations: A sentence has been added to the end of the section instructing “For Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) adding a provider-based location - also see SOM Chapter 2 Section 2256H - Off-Campus CAH Facilities – Process Requirements.”
• SOM Chapter 2 Section 2256H - Off-Campus CAH Facilities: This section has been updated to clarify the process for CAHs adding a provider-based location to ensure the inclusion of verifying the CAH’s continued compliance with the distance requirements at 42 CFR 485.610(e)(2).
• SOM Chapter 2 Section 2004 - Provider-Based Determinations: A sentence has been added to the end of the section instructing “For Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) adding a provider-based location - also see SOM Chapter 2 Section 2256H - Off-Campus CAH Facilities – Process Requirements.”
• SOM Chapter 2 Section 2256H - Off-Campus CAH Facilities: This section has been updated to clarify the process for CAHs adding a provider-based location to ensure the inclusion of verifying the CAH’s continued compliance with the distance requirements at 42 CFR 485.610(e)(2).