Hospital Licensure Standards - Important News

The Colorado State Board of Health approved amendments to regulations on hospital licensing standards on March 17 that are scheduled to go into effect May 1st and involve new licensing fees for clinics. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are exempt from these regulations and therefore, hospitals that own provider-based RHCs will not be subject to these new rules. For hospitals that own provider-based clinics that are not certified as RHCs, please contact Terri Hurst, Policy Analyst at th@coruralhealth.org, to learn more about how these new regulations may impact you.