Goto Section: 54.523 | 54.601 | Table of Contents
FCC 54.600
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 54.600 Terms and definitions.
As used in this subpart, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
(a) Health care provider. A “health care provider” is any:
(1) Post-secondary educational institution offering health care instruction,
including a teaching hospital or medical school;
(2) Community health center or health center providing health care to
migrants;
(3) Local health department or agency;
(4) Community mental health center;
(5) Not-for-profit hospital;
(6) Rural health clinic; or
(7) Consortium of health care providers consisting of one or more entities
described in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(6) of this section.
(b) Rural area. (1) A “rural area” is an area that is entirely outside of a
Core Based Statistical Area; is within a Core Based Statistical Area that
does not have any Urban Area with a population of 25,000 or greater; or is
in a Core Based Statistical Area that contains an Urban Area with a
population of 25,000 or greater, but is within a specific census tract that
itself does not contain any part of a Place or Urban Area with a population
of greater than 25,000. For purposes of this rule, “Core Based Statistical
Area,” “Urban Area,” and “Place” are as identified by the Census Bureau.
(2) Notwithstanding the definition of “rural area,” any health care provider
that is located in a “rural area” under the definition used by the
Commission prior to July 1, 2005, and received a funding commitment from the
rural health care program prior to July 1, 2005, is eligible for support
under this subpart.
(c) Rural health care provider. A “rural health care provider” is an
eligible health care provider site located in a rural area.
[ 78 FR 13982 , Mar. 1, 2013]
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Goto Section: 54.523 | 54.601
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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