Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XI - Clinic Services
Subpart 15 - Rural Health Clinics
Chapter 161 - General Provisions
Section XI-16101 - Purpose

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-16101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Act of 1977 authorized the development of rural health clinics to encourage and stabilize the provision of outpatient primary care in rural areas through cost-based reimbursement.

B. Rural health clinic regulations distinguish between two types of rural health clinics.

1. The independent RHC is a free-standing practice that is not part of a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or home health agency.

2. The provider-based RHC is an integral and subordinate part of a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or home health agency.

C. Rural health clinics improve the health status of Louisiana residents in rural and underserved areas by working proactively to build community health systems' capacity to provide integrated, efficient and effective health care services.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

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