For consistency, NCOPE reference’s Federal and CMS requirements which can be verified using the Rural Health Information Hub website. Search for the clinic’s address, click “Locate” and then “Run Report” once the address is found.
- RHI Website: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/am-i-rural#/
Scroll down to the “Program Eligibilty” section and if the site is within a designated rural area, you will see “YES” listed as illustrated above.
Residency sites that wish to expand the radius of local sites must provide proof that site is in a designated rural area by submitting a PDF copy of the report for each rural clinic. To learn how to create a PDF within the Google Chrome browers, please visit: https://www.greengeeks.com/tutorials/save-a-web-page-as-a-pdf-in-chrome-browser/