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    <CFRTITLE>42</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Public Health</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>5</VOL>
    <DATE>2009-10-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2009-10-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Condition of participation: Compliance with hospital requirements at the time of application.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>485.612</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 485.612</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 42" SEQ="4">Public Health</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER IV" SEQ="3">CENTERS FOR MEDICARE &amp; MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER G" SEQ="2">STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 485" SEQ="1">CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart F" SEQ="0">Conditions of Participation: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 485.612</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Condition of participation: Compliance with hospital requirements at the time of application.</SUBJECT>
    <P>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.</P>
    <CITA>[66 FR 32196, June 13, 2001]</CITA>
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