42 C.F.R. § 485.612 Condition of participation: Compliance with hospital requirements at the time of application.
Title 42 - Public Health
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]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 485—CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS
Subpart F—Conditions of Participation: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
§ 485.612 Condition of participation: Compliance with hospital requirements at the time of application.