{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-491.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 491.3","heading":"Certification procedures.","body":"A rural health clinic will be certified for participation in Medicare in accordance with subpart S of 42 CFR part 405. The Secretary will notify the State Medicaid agency whenever he has certified or denied certification under Medicare for a prospective rural health clinic in that State. A clinic certified under Medicare will be deemed to meet the standards for certification under Medicaid.","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 491—CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH FACILITIES","Subpart A—Rural Health Clinics: Conditions for Certification; and FQHCs Conditions for Coverage"],"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":"16bb7319371186b2d8dc7f0471336d961686c3172042d8e753ff81cec2e7b887","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-491.2","next":"us/42-cfr-491.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}