Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: Feb 02, 2026
§ 491.3 - Certification procedures.

A rural health clinic will be certified for participation in Medicare in accordance with subpart S of 42 CFR part 405. The Secretary will notify the State Medicaid agency whenever he has certified or denied certification under Medicare for a prospective rural health clinic in that State. A clinic certified under Medicare will be deemed to meet the standards for certification under Medicaid.

[71 FR 55346, Sept. 22, 2006]
authority: 42 U.S.C. 263a and 1302
cite as: 42 CFR 491.3