Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0050 - Rural Health, Office of
Chapter 3 - DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL
Section 3-5 - Application Process
Current through December 21, 2024
(a) Applications for Critical Access Hospital designation can be obtained by contacting: Wyoming Department of Health, Office of Rural Health, 2300 Capitol Avenue, 4th Floor, Cheyenne, WY 82002, (307) 777-8651 Phone, (307) 777-8776 Fax.
(b) The Office of Rural Health will, within ten (10) working days from receipt of the application request, mail the application form plus other pertinent material to the applicant.
(c) The applicant will have up to sixty (60) days to complete and submit an application form to the Office of Rural Health. The applicant can request permission to extend the time period for completion of the application.
(d) The Office of Rural Health must declare an application complete or incomplete within ten (10) working days after receipt of the application. Once the application has been declared complete, the Office of Rural Health will have twenty (20) days to draft preliminary findings and recommendations for consideration by the Director, Department of Health.
(e) The Director, Department of Health will have twenty (20) days to review the findings and recommendations offered by the Office of Rural Health and provide written notice of designation or denial of designation to the applicant. The Director must designate the applicant as a Critical Access Hospital before the applicant can petition for Medicare certification.
(f) Hearings
Note: The above process outlines only minimum requirements for designating facilities as Critical Access Hospitals. It is recommended that each facility develop a clearly defined strategy which includes additional factors such as: Governing board education and involvement, financial feasibility study, health care facility and medical staff education, community education and awareness, and a study of potential networking relationships.
