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Critical Access Hospital

A Critical Access Hospital External site disclaimer is a rural acute care hospital consisting of no more than twenty-five (25) acute/skilled nursing care beds that can be used for either acute inpatient or skilled nursing care.

  • State Licensing Regulations (Microsoft Word* External site disclaimer)
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix W, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* External site disclaimer)
  • Federal Survey Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, Appendix Q, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* External site disclaimer)
  • CMS Policies and Memos to States External site disclaimer, including survey and certification memoranda, guidance, clarifications, and instructions to state survey agencies
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
  • Federal Complaint Procedures, Chapter 5, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)(Adobe PDF* External site disclaimer)


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