§ 485.506 Designation and certification of REHs.

CMS certifies a facility as an REH if the facility was, as of December 27, 2020—

(a) A critical access hospital; or

(b) A hospital as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Act with not more than 50 beds located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) that is considered rural (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Act); or