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Clarification of Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Rural Status, Location and Distance Requirements
Guidance for Update of S&C 11-33-Hospital/CAH/RHC. This memorandum supersedes the portion of the guidance of policy memorandum S&C 11-33 which addresses metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 26, 2015
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