US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 13, § 20.1
Non-Urbanized Area Requirement for RHCs
The U.S. Census Bureau determines if an area is an urbanized area (UA). Any area that
is not in a UA is considered a non-urbanized area. A clinic located in an area that is not a
UA would meet the RHC requirement for being in a non-urbanized area. Information on
whether an area is in an urbanized area can be found at http://factfinder.census.gov; or
http://www.raconline.org; or by contacting the appropriate CMS RO at
http://www.cms.gov/RegionalOffices/.
History
(Rev. 220, Issued: 01-15-16, Effective: 02-01-16, Implementation: 02-01-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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