- Title
- Hours of Operation for Rural Health Clinics (RHC)
- Memo #
- 07-06
- Posting Date
- 12/07/2006
- Fiscal Year
- 2007
- Summary
- This memorandum clarifies how the RHC community can comply with the requirements concerning hours of operation, while providing beneficiaries more flexibility in accessing the RHC premises for non-clinical purposes. This flexibility allows beneficiaries the ability to come into the waiting room or other non-patient care areas, for example, to handle billing inquiries or to get out of the weather, before the mid-level practitioner, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist or physician member of the staff is present. For purposes of this guidance, we are relying upon the definition cited at 42 CFR 493.2 which defines a midlevel practitioner as a nurse midwife, nurse practitioner or physician assistant licensed by the State within which the individual practices.
