§ 54.600   Terms and definitions.

   As used in this subpart, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

   (a) Health care provider. A “health care provider” is any:

   (1) Post-secondary educational institution offering health care instruction,
   including a teaching hospital or medical school;

   (2)  Community health center or health center providing health care to
   migrants;

   (3) Local health department or agency;

   (4) Community mental health center;

   (5) Not-for-profit hospital;

   (6) Rural health clinic; or

   (7) Consortium of health care providers consisting of one or more entities
   described in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(6) of this section.

   (b) Rural area. (1) 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.

   (2) Notwithstanding the definition of “rural area,” any health care provider
   that  is  located  in  a “rural area” under the definition used by the
   Commission prior to July 1, 2005, and received a funding commitment from the
   rural health care program prior to July 1, 2005, is eligible for support
   under this subpart.

   (c)  Rural  health care provider. A “rural health care provider” is an
   eligible health care provider site located in a rural area.

   [ 78 FR 13982 , Mar. 1, 2013]

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