{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-54.600","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 54.600","heading":"Terms and definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart, the following terms shall be defined as follows:\n(a) Funding year. A “funding year” for purposes of the funding cap shall be the period between July 1 of the current calendar year through June 30 of the next calendar year.\n(b) Health care provider. A “health care provider” is any:\n(1) Post-secondary educational institution offering health care instruction, including a teaching hospital or medical school;\n(2) Community health center or health center providing health care to migrants;\n(3) Local health department or agency;\n(4) Community mental health center;\n(5) Not-for-profit hospital;\n(6) Rural health clinic;\n(7) Skilled nursing facility (as defined in section 395i-3(a) of Title 42); or a\n(8) Consortium of health care providers consisting of one or more entities described in paragraphs (b)(1) through (7) in this section.\n(c) Off-site administrative office. An “off-site administrative office” is a facility that does not provide hands-on delivery of patient care but performs administrative support functions that are critical to the provision of clinical care by eligible health care providers.\n(d) Off-site data center. An “off-site data center” is a facility that serves as a centralized repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of an eligible health care provider's computer systems, associated components, and data, including (but not limited to) electronic health records.\n(e) Rural area. A “rural area” is an area that is entirely outside of a Core Based Statistical Area; is within a Core Based Statistical Area that does not have any Urban Area with a population of 25,000 or greater; or is in a Core Based Statistical Area that contains an Urban Area with a population of 25,000 or greater, but is within a specific census tract that itself does not contain any part of a Place or Urban Area with a population of greater than 25,000. For purposes of this rule, “Core Based Statistical Area,” “Urban Area,” and “Place” are as identified by the Census Bureau.\n(f) Rural health care provider. A “rural health care provider” is an eligible health care provider site located in a rural area.\n(g) Urbanized area. An “urbanized area” is an area with 50,000 or more people as designated by the Census Bureau based on the most recent decennial Census.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—COMMON CARRIER SERVICES","PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE","Subpart G—Universal Service for Rural Health Care Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"57260e067e0e2655d5c477b066ff87e838925d30ebc52ce34051f50e3cd8414d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-54.523","next":"us/47-cfr-54.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}