{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-491.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 491.7","heading":"Organizational structure.","body":"(a) Basic requirements. (1) The clinic or center is under the medical direction of a physician, and has a health care staff that meets the requirements of § 491.8.\n(2) The organization's policies and its lines of authority and responsibilities are clearly set forth in writing.\n(b) Disclosure. The clinic or center discloses the names and addresses of:\n(1) Its owners, in accordance with section 1124 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 132 A-3);\n(2) The person principally responsible for directing the operation of the clinic or center; and\n(3) The person responsible for medical direction.","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":"83c7d593682866cffb9e5f8c50f66a797c4b1540d671e275a628459c1cb72b5a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-491.6","next":"us/42-cfr-491.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}