§ 54.635   Eligible equipment.

   (a)  Both individual and consortium applicants may receive support for
   network equipment necessary to make functional an eligible service that is
   supported under the Healthcare Connect Fund.

   (b) Consortium applicants may also receive support for network equipment
   necessary to manage, control, or maintain an eligible service or a dedicated
   health  care  broadband  network. Support for network equipment is not
   available for networks that are not dedicated to health care.

   (c) Network equipment eligible for support includes the following:

   (1) Equipment that terminates a carrier's or other provider's transmission
   facility and any router/switch that is directly connected to either the
   facility or the terminating equipment. This includes equipment required to
   light dark fiber, or equipment necessary to connect dedicated health care
   broadband networks or individual health care providers to middle mile or
   backbone networks;

   (2) Computers, including servers, and related hardware (e.g. printers,
   scanners, laptops) that are used exclusively for network management;

   (3) Software used for network management, maintenance, or other network
   operations, and development of software that supports network management,
   maintenance, and other network operations;

   (4)  Costs  of  engineering,  furnishing  (i.e.  as delivered from the
   manufacturer), and installing network equipment; and

   (5) Equipment that is a necessary part of health care provider-owned network
   facilities.

   (d) Additional limitations: Support for network equipment is limited to
   equipment:

   (1) Purchased or leased by a Consortium Leader or eligible health care
   provider; and

   (2) Used for health care purposes.

   [ 78 FR 13986 , Mar. 1, 2013]

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