Interim CMS Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Rural Location Determinations due to Census Bureau (CB) Regulatory Changes

Census Bureau’s (CB’s) March 2022 regulatory changes - CMS is providing an interim process while it considers options to align the Medicare Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Program’s rural location determinations with the CB’s regulatory changes for determining urban areas. • Interim Process for Rural Location Determination - Until further notice, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will use the 2010 and 2020 Census urban critieria when making rural location determinations.