Rural Emergency Hospital guidance released for newest Medicare provider type

Posted on: 1/27/23

CMS released guidance  for the newest Medicare provider type, Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH), outlining requirements on delivery of care, the conversion process for eligible facilities, survey guidelines, and the Conditions of Participation that facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare program. This new provider type was established to address the growing concern over closures of rural hospitals. The REH designation, established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provides an opportunity for Critical Access Hospitals and certain rural hospitals to continue to provide essential services to their communities. (Mitzi McCullock)