US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 13, § 190.3
Home Health Agency Shortage Area
A shortage of HHAs exists if an RHC or FQHC is currently located in a county, parish or
similar geographic area in which the Secretary has determined that:
• There is no participating HHA under Medicare, or adequate home health services
are not available to RHC or FQHC patients even though a participating HHA is in
the area; or
• There are patients whose homes are not within the area serviced by a participating
HHA; or considering the area’s climate and terrain, whose homes are not within a
reasonable traveling distance to a participating HHA.
History
(Rev. 239, Issued: 01-09-18, Effective: 1-22-18, Implementation: 1-22-18)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
59e931de0053d1fe42e8e2187d579a347b3b0e201d31f7c0d36a6c6195bca845
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