{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-485.612","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 485.612","heading":"Condition of participation: Compliance with hospital requirements at the time of application.","body":"Except for recently closed facilities as described in § 485.610(a)(2), or health clinics or health centers as described in § 485.610(a)(3), the facility is a hospital that has a provider agreement to participate in the Medicare program as a hospital at the time the hospital applies for designation as a CAH.","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":"5a123fab70dd7fd0b0fdee275bd7a748a995c68ff35bd26fd2842219abcc5cec","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-485.610","next":"us/42-cfr-485.614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}