Public Health. Part412:Prospective payment systems for inpatient hospital services. Section412.103:Special treatment: Hospitals located in urban areas and that apply for reclassification as rural.
(a) General criteria. A prospective payment hospital that is located in an urban area (as defined in subpart D of this part) may be reclassified as a rural hospital if it submits an application in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section and meets an