§  54.625   Support for services beyond the maximum supported distance for
rural health care providers.

   (a) The maximum support distance is the distance from the health care
   provider to the farthest point on the jurisdictional boundary of the
   city in that state with the largest population, as calculated by the
   Administrator.

   (b) An eligible rural health care provider may purchase an eligible
   telecommunications service, as defined in § 54.601(c)(1) through (c)(2),
   that is provided over a distance that exceeds the maximum supported
   distance.

   (c) If an eligible rural health care provider purchases an eligible
   telecommunications service, as defined in § 54.601(c)(1) through (c)(2),
   that exceeds the maximum supported distance, the health care provider
   must pay the applicable rural rate for the distance that such service
   is carried beyond the maximum supported distance.

   [ 63 FR 2132 , Jan. 13, 1998, as amended at  63 FR 70572 , Dec. 21, 1998;
    68 FR 74504 , Dec. 24, 2003]

Subpart H—Administration