Medical Facilities Unit Hospital Types

Critical Access Hospital

A Critical Access Hospital 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*)
• Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix W , (Adobe PDF*) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)
• Federal Survey Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, Appendix Q , (Adobe PDF*) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)
• CMS Policies and Memos to States , including survey and certification memoranda, guidance, clarifications, and instructions to state survey agencies
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
  • 42 C.F.R. Part 482 , CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals
  • 42 C.F.R. Part 489 , CMS Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals
• Federal Complaint Procedures, Chapter 5, (Adobe PDF*) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)