{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-485.603","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 485.603","heading":"Rural health network.","body":"A rural health network is an organization that meets the following specifications:\n(a) It includes—\n(1) At least one hospital that the State has designated or plans to designate as a CAH; and\n(2) At least one hospital that furnishes acute care services.\n(b) The members of the organization have entered into agreements regarding—\n(1) Patient referral and transfer;\n(2) The development and use of communications systems, including, where feasible, telemetry systems and systems for electronic sharing of patient data; and\n(3) The provision of emergency and nonemergency transportation among members.\n(c) Each CAH has an agreement with respect to credentialing and quality assurance with at least—\n(1) One hospital that is a member of the network when applicable;\n(2) One QIO or equivalent entity; or\n(3) One other appropriate and qualified entity identified in the State rural health care plan.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION","PART 485—CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS","Subpart F—Conditions of Participation: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"522de36fe5817026d35f7a3fe86feec68e2e6aa5860e620032a1d99b8d579afc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-485.601","next":"us/42-cfr-485.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}