Rural Health Care
About Rural Health Care:
- Overview of the Program
- Overview of the Process
- Monthly Conference Calls
- Individual Outreach
- Understanding Audits
- Training Events
- 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, and medical schools
- Community health centers or health centers providing health care to migrants
- Local health departments or agencies
- Community mental health centers
- Not-for-profit hospitals
- Rural health clinics
- Consortia of health care providers consisting of rural for-profit hospitals
- Dedicated emergency departments of rural for-profit hospitals
- Part-time eligible entities located in facilities that are ineligible
If you are not one of these entities, contact USAC's Customer Service Support Center at 1-800-229-5476 for assistance in determining your 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
