Rural Health Care
About Rural Health Care:
- Overview of the Program
- Overview of the Process
- Monthly Conference Calls
- Site Visits
- Understanding Audits
- Filing Appeals
- Rural Health Care Pilot Program
Rural Health Care Tools:
Step 1: Eligible Health Care Providers (HCPs)
Applicants to the program must be rural and public or non-profit health care providers of the types listed below.
- Post-secondary educational institutions offering health care instruction, teaching hospitals, or medical schools
- Community health centers or health centers providing health care to migrants
- Local health departments or agencies including dedicated emergency departments of rural for-profit hospitals
- Community mental health centers
- Not-for-profit hospitals
- Rural health clinics including mobile clinics
- Consortia of HCPs consisting of one or more of the above entities
- Part-time eligible entities located in otherwise ineligible facilities
If you are not clearly one of these entities, please contact USAC's Customer Service Support Center at 1-800-229-5476 for assistance in determining eligibility.
Examples of Non-Eligible HCPs
Non-eligible HCPs include any for-profit institutions (except as noted above), facilities located in urban areas, or any health care provider types not listed above. Examples of non-eligible facilities include:
- Private physician offices or clinics
- Nursing homes or other long-term care facilities (e.g., assisted living facilities)
- Residential substance abuse treatment facilities
- Hospices
- Emergency medical service facilities (e.g., rescue squads, ambulance services)
- For-profit hospitals
- Home health agencies
- Blood banks
- Social service agencies
- Community centers, vocational rehabilitation centers, youth centers
